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AN  ACCOUNT 


OF  THE 


Soldiers'  and  Sailors' 

MONUMENT 

ERECTED  BY  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE  CITY  OF 


NASHUA,  N.  H. 


IN    THE    YEAR    EIGHTEEN    HUNDRED    EIGHTY-NINE. 

IN    HONOR    OF    THE    MEN    OF    NASHUA 

WHO    SERVED    THEIR    COUNTRY    DURING    THE    WAR    OF 

THE    REBELLION,  A.   D.    1861-65. 


Published  by  order  of  the  City  Councils,  November,  18«9. 


NASHUA,  N.  H. 

JAMES    H.    BARKER,    CITY    PRINTER. 


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RESOLUTION. 


Providing  for  a  memorial  volume  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sail- 
ors' Monument  and  appropriation  not  exceeding-  two  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars. 

CITY   OF  NASHUA, 
In  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand,  eight  hundred   and 
eighty-nine. 

Resolved,  By  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  and  Common  Coun- 
cil of  the  City  of  Nashua,  in  City  Councils  assembled,  as  fol- 
lows : — 

That  the  Committee  appointed  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of 
resolution  number  (978)  nine  hundred  and  seventy-eight,  passed 
by  the  City  Councils  January  29th,  1889,  be  and  is  hereby  au- 
thorized and  requested  to  cause  to  be  prepared  and  published  a 
memorial  volume,  which  shall  contain  an  historical  account  of 
the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  erected  as  provided  in  said 
Resolution,  together  with  the  proceedings  at  the  laying  of  the 
corner-stone,  and  at  the  dedication  of  said  monument,  including 
such  papers  and  documents  as  said  Committee  may  deem  ap- 
propriate. 

Said  volume  shall  be  prepared  in  such  manner  and  form  as 
said  Committee  may  consider  suitable,  and  the  edition  published 
shall  consist  of  five  hundred  copies. 

******* 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  passed  Oct.  22,  1889. 

Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor. 
C.  S.  Bussell,  City  Clerk. 

In  Board  of  Common  Council,  passed  Nov.  12,  1889. 

Henry  P.  Whitney,  President. 
George  E.  Danforth,  Clerk. 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


The  Monument,         -  Frontispiece. 

The  Soldier,    -  Opposite  Page  ij. 

The  Sailor,      -  Opposite  Page  67. 


CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Gity  Government, 9 

Resolution,            13 

The  Monument,     ..........  17 

The  Building  Committee,            .......  19 

First  Report  of  the  Building  Committee.            ...  21 

Laying  the  Corner-Stone, 25 

The  Procession,     .........  29 

Announcement  by  His  Honor,  Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor  of 

Nashua,   ..........  31 

Address   in  honor   of  the  Unknown   Dead,   by  Comrade 

Frank  G.  Noves,  G.  A.  R.. 32 

Address  of  Mayor  Burke,      .......  35 

Masonic  Ceremonies.     ........  37 

Address  of  the  Grand  Master,       ......  38 

List  of  articles  deposited  in  Corner-Stone.            .         .         .  39 

Oration  by  Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes, 45 

Second  Report  of  the  Building  Committee,        ...  53 

Arrangements  for  the  Dedication,         .....  57 

Description  of  the  Monument, 67 

The  Day, 75 

The  Procession 81 

The  Dedication, 93 

Order  of  Exercises         ........  90 

Unveiling  of  the  Monument  and  its  delivery  to  the  City  by 

the  Building  Committee, 97 

Acceptance  in  behalf  of  the   City  and  address  by  Mayor 

Burke, 98 

Dedicatory  Ceremonies  by  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic   101 

Oration  by  Charles  H.  Burns 107 

Closing  Exercises,          ........  119 

Final  Proceedings, 121 


CITY  GOVERNMENT. 


CITY  OF  NASHUA,  N.  H. 


CITY  GOVERNMENT  FOR  THE  YEAR  1559. 


BOARD  OF  MAYOR  AND  ALDERMEN. 


Hon.  Charles  H.  Burke,  (Mayor,)  Chairman. 

Charles  S.  Bussell,  (City  Clerk,)  Clerk. 


Ward  1.     Charles  T.  Lund. 
"      2.     Edward  T.  Morrill. 
"      3.     Eugene  D.  Perrault. 
"      4.     William  H.  Beasom. 
"      5.     John  D.  Sullivan. 
"      6.     James  C.  Moody. 

Alphonse  Burque. 

John  J.  Sullivan. 
"      7.     Ira  H.  Proctor. 
"      8.     George  L.  Bugbee. 


CITY  GOVERNMENT.  (Continued.) 
BOARD  OF  COMMON  COUNCIL. 


Henry  P.  Whitney,  President. 

George  E.  Danforth,  Clerk. 


Ward  1.     Harry  W.  RaiMsdell, 
Edward  M.  Gilman. 
"      2.     Alfred  W.  Heald, 
Charles  E.  Faxon. 
"      3.     John  Ledoux, 

Frank  B.  Stark. 
"      4.     Josiah  N.  Woodward, 

James  H.  Barker. 
"      5.     Charles  F.  Sanders, 

James  Mul vanity. 
"      6.     Henry  P.  Whitney, 

George  F.  Trowbridge, 
Clarence  A.  vSlate, 
Frank  P.  Rideout, 
Edmond  D.  Lucier, 
James  H.  Moran. 
"      7.     George  E.  Holt, 
Joseph  L.  Clough. 
"      8.     Harlan  P.  Wardwell. 
William  C  Leahy. 


THE  RESOLUTION. 


RESOLUTION 


For  the  erection  of  a  Soldier's  Monument  and  appropriation 
not  exceeding  twelve  thousand  dollars. 

CITY  OF  NASHUA, 

In  the  year  of  our  Lord,   one  thousand,   eight    hundred    and 
eighty-nine. 

Resolved,  By  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  and  Common  Coun- 
cil of  the  City  of  Nashua,  in  City  Councils  assembled  as  fol- 
lows : — 

That  a  sum  not  to  exceed  twelve  thousand  dollars  be  and 
hereby  is  appropriated  for  a  Soldiers'  Monument,  the  said 
monument  to  be  located  on  Abbot  Square. 

That  the  Mayor,  two  Aldermen,  three  Councilmen  and 
three  ex-soldiers  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  be  appointed  a 
Committee  to  carry  said  resolution  into  effect.  The  same  to 
be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  in  Joint  Convention.  The  Mayor 
to  be  chairman  of  said  Committee. 

That  the  City  Treasurer  is  authorized  and  instructed  to  issue 
two  City  notes  for  six  thousand  dollars,  ($6000)  each. 

One  payable  in  the  year  1894.  The  second  in  1895.  The 
money  to  be  used  to  meet  the  above  appropriation. 

In  Board  of  Common  Council,  passed  Januarv  29,  1889. 

Henry  P.  Whitney,  President. 
George  E.  Danforth,  Clerk. 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  passed  January  29,  1889. 

Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor. 
Charles  S.  Bussell,  City  Clerk. 


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THE  MONUMENT. 


THE  MONUMENT. 


In  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  Resolution, 
a  committee  was  appointed  on  the  29th  day  of  January,  1889, 
called  the  Building  Committee  of  the  Soldiers'  and 
Sailors'  Monument,  and  was  constituted  and  organized  as 
follows : — 

Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor,  (Chairman.) 
aldermen, 
John  D.  Sullivan, 
Charles  T.   Lund. 


On  part  of 

the 

City  Government. 


On  part  of  the 
Veteran  Soldiers. 


COUNCILMEN. 

Alfred  W.  Heald, 
Harlan  P.  Wardwell, 
James  H.  Moran, 

Charles  W.  Stevens, 
Frank  G.  Noyes, 
Royal  B.  Prescott, 

Secretary. 

The  Building  Committee  immediately  began  its  work.  On 
the  4th  day  of  February,  circulars  were  issued,  and  advertise- 
ments were  forthwith  inserted  in  the  leading  architectural  maga- 
zines and  periodicals  published  in  Boston,  New  York  and  Chi- 
cago, inviting  designs,  plans  and  proposals  from  architects,  de- 
signers, builders  and  contractors.  In  response  to  these  invita- 
tions, thirty-six  drawing  of  plans  and  designs  for  a  monument 


20  THE  MONUMENT. 

were  submitted  to  the  Committee  within  the  time  designated, 
namely,  the  15th  day  of  March,  1889.  On  that  day  the  draw- 
ings were  examined  by  the  Committee  in  the  room  of  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen,  and  each  exhibitor  was  given  an  opportunity,  as 
advertised,  to  appear  before  the  Committee  and  describe, 
explain  and  point  out  the  merits  of  his  design,  and  also  state 
the  estimated  cost,  or  to  offer  direct  bids  or  proposals  for  build- 
ing the  monument  according  to  the  plan  or  design  sub- 
mitted. Every  design  submitted  was  carefully  examined  b}' 
the  full  Committee.  Most  of  the  designs  were  presented  by 
their  respective  authors,  and  ample  time  was  given  to  each  to 
fully  acquaint  the  Committee  with  its  merits,  and  actual  or 
estimated  cost. 

The  Committee  after  a  patient  and  exhaustive  examination 
of  each  plan,  both  separately  and  by  comparison,  selected  and 
without  a  dissenting  voice,  voted  to  adopt  the  plan  designed 
by  Mr.  T.  M.  Perry,  architect  for  Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field, 
quarrymen  and  builders,  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  by  whom  the 
design  was  owned  and  submitted.  The  owners  of  the  chosen 
design  refused  to  sell,  and  declined  to  furnish  it  with  plans  and 
specifications,  for  other  parties  to  estimate  and  bid  upon.  They 
offered  to  execute  a  contract  to  furnish  all  material  and  build  a 
monument  from  the  design,  according  to  plans  and  specifica- 
tions submitted,  for  a  sum  of  money  within  the  limit  of  the 
appropriation. 

On  the  31st  day  of  March,  a  contract  was  executed  by  the 
Building  Committee,  in  behalf  of  the  City  of  Nashua,  and 
Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field,  which  provided  for  the  erection  of 
a  monument  on  Abbot  Square,  which  should  be  finished  and 
ready  for  dedication  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  October, 
1889. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 


Nashua,  N.  H.,  May  7,  1889. 
To  the  City  Councils  : — 

Gentlemen  : — Your  Committee  appointed  under  the  provi- 
sions of  a  joint  resolution  entitled  : — "A  Resolution  for  the 
erection  of  a  Soldiers'  Monument,  and  appropriation  not  exceed- 
ing twelve  thousand  dollars,"  passed  January  29th,  1889,  beg 
leave  respectfully  to  report  progress  and  state, 

First : — That  your  said  Committee  in  behalf  of  the  Citv  has 
executed  a  contract  with  Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field,  quarry- 
men  and  builders  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  for  the  erection  and  com- 
pletion of  a  suitable  Monument  to  carry  said  Resolution  into 
effect,  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  October  next. 

Second  : — That  v°ur  said  Committee  has  made  arrangements 
to  lay  the  Corner-Stone  of  said  Monument  with  appropriate 
ceremonies  on  Thursday  afternoon,  May  30th  instant,  Decora- 
tion Day. 

Third : — That  your  said  Committee  begs  respectfully  to 
suggest  that  your  honorable  bodies  take  such  action  as  you 
may  deem  proper,  to  be  present  officially  on  the  occasion  of 
laying  the  Corner-Stone  on  Abbot  Square,  at  the  time  stated 
above. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

In  behalf  of  the  Building  Committee, 

Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor  and  Chairman. 

Report  read  and  accepted  May  14,  1889,  In  Board  of  Alder- 
men, 

Charles  S.  Bussell,  City  Clerk. 

Accepted  by  the  Common  Council,  May  28th,  1889. 

George  E.  Danforth,  Clerk. 


* 


LAYING  THE  CORNER-STONE. 


LAYING  THE  CORNER-STONE. 


On  Thursday,  May  30,  the  Corner-Stone  was  laid  with 
imposing  ceremonies  by  the  Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  New 
Hampshire,  assisted  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
The  day  being  Decoration,  or  Momorial  Day,  was  observed 
more  generally  than  ever  before  in  Nashua.  The  weather  was 
all  that  could  be  desired,  the  atmosphere  cool  and  bracing,  the 
streets  free  from  dust,  and  the  sun  shining  out  in  all  the  delight- 
fulness  of  a  beautiful  June  day.  Everything  was  apparently 
in  harmony  with  the  occasion,  which  was  one  that  interested 
every  citizen  of  Nashua,  as  well  as  the  people  of  the  surround- 
ing towns,  who  came  by  thousands  to  witness  the  procession, 
listen  to  the  orations,  and  in  some  manner  express  their  inter- 
est in  paying  their  respects  to  the  veterans  who  stood  between 
them  and  the  wall  of  fire  which  raged  so  fiercelv  in  the 
davs  of  the  Rebellion.  The  mills  were  closed  and  business 
was  generally  suspended,  and  this  Memorial  Day  in  Nashua 
will  be  remembered  by  those  who  participated,  as  one  of  the 
most  historic  in  their  lives.  In  the  forenoon  delegations  from 
John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7,  G.  A.  R.,  visited  the  older  and 
outlying  cemeteries,  viz.,  the  Nashua  Cemetery,  the  Amherst 
Street  Cemetery,  the  Hudson  Cemetery,  and  the  Harbor  burv- 
ing  grounds,  and  decorated  the  graves  of  the  heroic  dead  who 
served  their  country  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion. 

At  1.30  p.  m.,  the  comrades  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  formed  in  line  and  marched  to  decorate  the  graves  of 


28  LAYING   THE   CORNER-STONE. 

veterans  reposing  in  the  Hollis  Street  Cemetery.  The  Grand 
Army  column  was  formed  on  Main  Street,  right  resting  on 
Franklin  Street,  in  the  following  order: — 

City  Marshal,  W.  C.  Tolles,  with  Platoon  of  Police. 
Chief  Marshal,  E.  T.  Perkins. 
Chief  of  Staff,  E.  D.  Franklin. 
Chaplain,  Rev.  W.  H.  Moreland. 
Aids:— R.  C.  Duffy,  C.  H.  Harris,  Macy  T.  Shattuck,  Charles  Marden, 
L.  F.  Thurber,  H.  H.  Putnam,  John  H.  Fields,  John  D.  Sullivan, 
George  F.  Perham,  Ira  S.  Brigham,  A.  D.  Walker,  E.  D.  Eaton, 
Fred  Runnells,  William  Kennedy  and  Joseph  Ackerman. 
Second  Regiment  Band. 
Co.  I.  (Foster  Rifles.)  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.G 
Co.  C,  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G. 
Co.  A,  High  School  Cadets. 
Sons  of  Veterans  as  escort  to  John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7,  G.  A.  R. 
John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7,  G.  A.  R. 
Knights  of  Pythias. 
Orator  and  President  of  the  Day. 
His  Honor  the  Mayor. 
City  Government. 
Invited  Guests  and  Citizens  in  Carriages. 

The  column  moved  through  Main  and  Kinsley  Streets  to  the 
Cemetery,  where  the  ceremony  of  decorating  the  soldiers' 
graves  was  performed  by  John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7,  G.  A.  R., 
assisted  by  the  Sons  of  Veterans.  The  column  then  returned 
through  Hollis,  Chestnut,  Pearl  and  Main  Streets  to  the  City 
Hall,  where  a  halt  was  made,  and  the  battalion  was  formally 
turned  over  to  Chief  Marshal  of  the  day,  M.  A.  Taylor. 

Here  the  line  of  procession  for 

LAYING    THE    CORNER-STONE 

was  formed,  right  resting  on  City  Hall  building,  and  marched 
to  Abbot  Square,  through  Main  and  Concord  Streets,  in  the 
following  order : — 


THE  PROCESSION.  29 


THE    PROCESSION. 

City  Marshal  Tolles  with  Platoon  of  Police. 

Chief  Marshal,  M.  A.  Taylor. 

Chief  of  Staff,  Eugene  P.  Whitney. 

Aids : — Alvin   S.  Eaton,  Charles  S.   Collins,   H.  A.  Bowers,   Patrick 

Lonergan,  Frank  H.  Kellogg,   Henry  P.  Whitney,  W.D.Dodge 

and  A.  A.  Hall. 

Second  Regiment  Band,  W.  A.  Cummings,  leader, 
Sam.  N.  Hoyt,  drum  major. 

FIRST    DIVISION. 

Major  J.  E.  Tolles,  commanding  battalion,  and  staff;  Adjutant  C.  E. 

Faxon,  Quartermaster  George  P.  Kimball,  Paymaster  Charles  A. 

Roby,  and  Chaplain  George  W.  Grover. 

Co.  I,  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  Capt.  E.  H.  Parmenter. 

Co.  C,  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  Capt.  H.  S.  Stevens. 

Co.  A,  High  School  Cadets,  Capt.  A.  G.  Shattuck. 

SECOND    DIVISION. 

E.  T.  Perkins,  Marshal,  and  Staff. 
John  G.  Foster  Post  7,  G.  A.  R.,  Alfred  Chase,  Commander,   Charles 
McGregor,  Adjutant. 
J.  Q^A.  Warren  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans,  Capt.  George  E.  Cross. 
Nashua   Fire   Department,     Charles   H.   Whitney,    Chief   Engineer; 
Charles  N.  Colburn,  George  W.  Piplar,  George  F.  Adams,  Frank 
B.  Hale,  Assistant  Engineers. 
Torrent  Steam  Fire  Engine  Company,  S.  R.  Collins,   Assistant  Fore- 
man. 
Niagara  Steam  Fire  Engine  Company,  L.  I.  Minard,  Foreman. 

Pennichuck  Hose  Company,  J.  F.  Brown,  Foreman. 
Union  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  W.  F.  Barnes,  Foreman. 

THIRD    DIVISION. 

George  E.  Baglev,  Marshal,  and  Staff. 

Moody  Drum  Corps. 

Canton  A,  Patriarchs  Militant.  Charles  T.  Lund,  Commanding. 

S.  S.  Davis  Division,  Knights  of  Pythias;  First  Lieutenant,  David  M. 

Rollins,  Commanding. 

Foster  Rifles  Drum  Corps. 

T.  B.  Crowley  Conclave,  Knight  of  Sherwood  Forest,  Arthur  Sargent, 

Commanding. 


30  THE  PROCESSION. 

FOURTH    DIVISION. 

L.  P.  A.  Lavoie,  Marshal,  and  Staff. 
St.  Jean  Band,  Anaclet  Larivee,  leader. 
Division  No.  1,  A.  O.  H.,  Thomas  McCarthy,  President. 
Division  No.  2,  A.  O.  H..  J.J.  Doyle,  President;  William  Molloy, 
Marshal. 
Union  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Society,  E.  D.  Perrault.  President;  P.  D.  Car- 
den,  Marshal. 

FIFTH    DIVISION. 

George  E.  Heath,  Marshal,  and  Staff. 
Chelmsford  Band. 
St.  George    Commandery,  K.   T.,  Joseph    Shattuck,    Eminent   Com- 
mander; George  B.  Bowler,  Generalissimo;  James  H.  Hunt, 
Captain  General. 
Trinity  Commandery,  K.  T.,  Manchester;  Charles  C.  Hayes,  Eminent 
Commander;  George  I.  McAllister,  Generalissimo  ;   Harvey  L. 
Currier,  Captain  General. 
Mt.  Horeb  Commandery,  K.  T.,  Concord  ;  Frank  L.  Sanders,  Eminent 
Commander;  Charles  F.  Batchelder,  Generalissimo;  George 

O.  Dickerman,  Captain  General. 
Grand  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of  New  Hampshire. 
Grand  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  New  Hampshire  in  carriages  :  M.  W. 
Grand  Master,  George  W.  Currier,  Nashua ;  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand 
Master,    Frank   D.  Woodbury,    Concord;  R.  W.   Senior  Grand 
Warden,  John  Pinder,  Portsmouth;    R.  W.  Junior  Grand    War- 
den,    Charles    C.    Hayes,     Manchester;    R.    W.     Grand    Treas- 
urer,   Joseph    Kidder,     Manchester;      R.  W.    Grand    Secretary, 
George    P.   Cleaves,   Concord;    Rev.     Henry  B.  Smith,   R.  W. 
Chaplain,  Nashua;  George  E.  Beacham,  W.  Senior  Grand  Dea- 
con, Great  Falls;   Henry  A.  Marsh,   W.  Junior  Grand   Deacon, 
Nashua;    George    C.  Perkins  of   Lebanon,  John  K.  Wilson   qf 
Manchester,  Charles  C.  Danforth  of  Concord,   Alfred  R.  Evans 
of  Gorham,  W.  Grand  Stewards  ;  Joseph  W.  Hildreth,  W.  Grand 
Marshal,  Manchester ;  John  P.  Bartlett,   W.Grand   Sword  Bear- 
er,  Manchester;  Nathaniel  S.  Gale  of  Penacook,   John  C.  Bick- 
ford  of  Manchester,   W.  Grand  Pursuivants;    Samuel  W.  Emer- 
son, Grand  Tyler,  Concord. 
Orator,  Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes;  Mayor,  Hon.  Charles  H.  Burke,  and 
Building  Committee  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument. 
City  Government,  ex-Mayors  and  Invited  Guests,  in 
carriages. 


LAYING  THE  CORNER-STONE.  31 

On  the  arrival  of  the  procession  at  Abbot  Square,  the  va- 
rious bodies  were  skillfully  massed  about  the  foundation  of  the 
monument,  while  the  thousands  of  spectators  filled  the  streets 
and  sidewalks  bordering  on  the  square. 

The  Mayor  and  members  of  the  City  Government,  the  Grand 
Master  of  Masons  and  his  staff,  the  Orator  of  the  Day,  the 
President,  the  Orator  and  other  officers  of  the  day  and  even- 
ing of  the  Grand  Army  Post,  together  with  the  invited  guests 
were  escorted  to  seats  on  the  grand  stand  and  raised  platform 
which  had  been  temporarily  erected  south  and  west  of  the 
foundation. 

LAYING    THE    CORNER-STONE     OF     THE     SOLDIERS'   AND     SAIL- 
ORS'   MONUMENT. 

The  solemn  ceremonies  attending  the  laying  of  the  Corner- 
stone were  then  proceeded  with  in  the  following  order: — 

1.  Announcement  by  His  Honor,  Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor  of 
Nashua,  as  follows  : — 

Fellow    Citizens  : — 

One  of  the  beautiful  usages  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public on  Decoration  day,  is  to  scatter  flowers  under  a  memo- 
rial arch,  and  listen  to  an  address  in  honor  of  the  Unknown 
Dead.  This  being  Decoration  day,  the  comrades  of  that  or- 
der have  been  invited  to  perform  those  ceremonies  around 
these  foundation  stones,  before  the  Corner-Stone  is  laid.  I 
therefore  take  pleasure  in  introducing  to  you  the  President  of 
the  day  for  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Captain  E.  M. 
Shaw,  who  will  take  charge  of  that  ceremony. 

2.  Strewing  the  foundation  of  the  monument  with  flowers  in  honor 
of  the  Unknown  Dead. 

Captain  Shaw  then  announced  that  John  G.  Foster  Post,  No. 
7,  would  strew  the  foundation  of  the  monument  with  flowers  in 
accordance  with  the  beautiful  custom  of  the  Order,  and  gave 


32  THE  UNKNOWN  DEAD. 

the  necessary  commands.     The  line  of  Veterans  then  marched 

slowly  around,  to  the  music  of  a  dirge,  and  cast  their  floral 

offerings  upon  the  foundation,  as  they  passed  by. 

3.     Address  in   honor  of  the  Unknown  Dead,   (upon    invitation    of 
John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7,  G.  A.  R.)  by  Comrade  Frank  G.  Noyes. 

The  President  of  the  day   presented  Comrade  Noyes,  who 

delivered  the  following  address  : — 

ADDRESS. 

Mr.  Commander  and  Veterans  : — 

We  have  strewn  the  graves  of  our  honored  dead  with  the 
sweet  flowers  of  spring.  We  have  decorated  them  with 
the  garlands  of  love.  Let  us  now  entwine  chaplets  from 
the  flowers  of  memory  and  hope,  and  cast  them  forth  with 
faith  that  favoring  winds  will  waft  them  to  decorate  the  last 
earthly  resting  places  where  thousands  of  our  heroes  repose  in 
unknown  graves. 

While  we  cannot  plant  flags  at  the  heads  of  all  those  graves, 
as  you  have  placed  them  here  to-day,  we  have  the  grateful  sat- 
isfaction of  knowing  that  what  they  fought  for,  now  floats  over 
them  wherever  they  lie  under  the  sod  on  the  face  of  this  broad 
country.  The  same  old  flag,  that  fired  upon  in  1861,  brought 
us  here  to-da}r.  The  same  old  flag,  that  was  unfurled  from 
every  hilltop,  in  every  valley,  and  in  every  city,  town  and  vil- 
lage throughout  our  loyal  North  ;  "  and  tearful  eyes  looked  up 
to  it,  and  firm  knit  hearts  and  planted  feet  were  underneath, 
and  dearer  than  life  or  home  and  sacred  next  to  our  faith  and 
our  God,  is  that  old  flag  yet."  We  have  assembled  here,  com- 
rades, solemnly  and  devoutly  to  perform  a  sacred  ceremony. 
We  have  come,  to  strew  these  sweet  symbols  of  promise  upon 
this  foundation  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument,  in  hon- 
or of  the  memory  of  Unknown  Dead.     But  we  are  here  also 


THE   UNKNOWN  DEAD.  33 

to  perform  another  duty.  We  have  come  to  drop  a  tear  to  the 
memory  of  our  fellow-soldiers  who  sleep  their  last  sleep  in  un- 
known graves.  We  have  come  to  mingle  our  tears  of  sympa- 
thy for  those  desolate  homes  whose  remaining  members  have 
not  even  the  sad  consolation  of  scattering  flowers  over  the 
graves  of  their  loved  and  lost.  And  while  we  perform  these 
sad,  yet  grateful  duties,  may  we  not  indulge  a  generous  im- 
pulse and  extend  our  sympathies?  May  we  not,  at  this  sacred 
hour,  throw  the  mantle  of  charity  and  forgiveness  over  the  er- 
rors of  our  brothers,  and  let  the  Boys  in  Blue  shed  a  sympa- 
thetic tear  for  the  beareaved  and  desolate  households  of  the 
Boys  in  Gray.  The  Boys  in  Gray  were  human, — they  erred  ; 
Let  the  Boys  in  Blue  assume  a  divine  attribute  and,  to-day,  for- 
give.    Then  it  may  be  said  : — 

"  Sadly,  but  not  up-braiding, 

The  generous  deed  was  done, 
In  the  storm  of  the  years  that  are  fading, 

No  braver  battle  was  won. 
Under  the  sod  and  the  dew, 

Waiting  the  judgment  day, 
Under  the  blossoms  the  Blue; 

Under  the  garlands,  the  Gray." 

"  No  more  shall  the  war  cry  sever. 

Or  the  winding  river  be  red, 
They  banish  our  anger  forever, 

When  they  laurel  the  graves  of  our  dead. 
Under  the  sod  and  the  dew, 

Waiting  the  judgment  day, 
Love  and  tears  for  the  Blue. 

Tears  and  love  for  the  Gray." 

Many  of  us  have  already  forgiven.  If  there  are  any  of  you, 
my  comrades,  who  have  not,  let  me  entreat  you  by  the  right 
of  one  who  served  for  four  long  years  under  your  flag,  and 
whose  proudest  boast  it  is  that  no  drop  of  disloyal  blood  ever 
flowed  through  his  veins ;  let  me  entreat  you  by  the  precious 


34  THE   UNKNOWN  DEAD. 

blood  shed  ;  by  the  woe  and  desolation  of  mournful  homes  ; 
aye,  by  the  example  of  Him  who  watches  alike  over  friend  and 
foe,  and  who  in  the  crisis  of  His  persecution  and  in  the  bitter- 
ness of  His  woe,  cried.  ik  Father,  forgive  them,  for  they  know 
not  what  they  do,"  I  entreat  you  to  let  the  recording  angel  of 
heaven's  chancery  as  he  writes  down  this  day's  memorial,  en- 
ter against  names  of  us  all  that  we  have  forgiven  our  ene- 
mies. 

We  have  spoken  of  the  unknown  dead,  unknown  ?  They 
should  not  be  unknown.  When  they  lost  their  names  with 
their  lives,  the  pouring  of  that  precious  blood  should  have 
been  a  re-baptism,  and  the  names  of  them  at  the  re-christen- 
ing should  have  been  the  same,  and  I  would  have  it  inscribed 
on  the  slab  at  the  head  of  every  grave  now  marked  ''Un- 
known ",  so  that  when  the  sad-eyed  mourner  should  see  the 
inscription  on  any  grave  she  might  say,  "  Here  reposes  my 
dead.  At  his  re-baptism  with  his  own  heart's  blood,  he  was 
named  loyalty  and  here  is  his  grave." 

The  Unknown  Dead. 

"On  Fame's  eternal  camping  ground 

Their  silent  tents  are  spread, 
And  glory  guards  with  solemn  round 

The  bivouac  of  the  dead." 

Oh  !  dear  unknown.  To-day  the  same  beautiful  sunlight 
that  floods  the  graves  of  our  known  dead  ;  the  same  gentle 
wind  that  fans  the  blossoms  we  have  placed  upon  these  heroes' 
graves,  lingers  over  the  spot  where  rests  the  body  of  him  for 
whom  some  aching  heart  is  striving  to  still  the  longing,  be- 
cause the  sad  consolation  of  bearing  a  tribute  of  flowers  to  her 
dolized  dead  is  denied  her.  To  the  memory  of  that  vast  army 
of  the  unknown — yet  alas  !  only  too  well  known  and  remem- 
bered— the  chords  of  some  heart  are  vibrating  with  a  sad,  unut- 


THE  MA  TOR  S  A  DDRE SS.  35 

terable  longing,  that  to  those  here  present  who  have  with  us  the 
graves  of  our  loved  ones,  can  never  be  felt  in  all  its  pathos  of 
wistfulness  and  hopelessness,  the  unknown  dead  !  There 
are  none  !  Every  hero  who  yielded  his  soul  on  the  field  of  honor, 
and  went  to  an  unmarked  and  unrecognized  grave,  left  behind 
him  some  faithful  and  devoted  one,  whose  grief  is  the  deeper, 
and  whose  tears  fall  the  more  bitterly,  because  her  cry  for  the 
sad  consolation  of  shedding  them  by  her  soldier's  grave  is  a 
hopeless  one.  Ah  !  dear  unknown,  wherever  you  are  this  day 
sleeping !  Though  the  only  tribute  upon  your  graves  be  the 
blossoms  nature  reverently  places  there  ;  though  the  birds  chant 
your  onlv  requiem  ;  may  the  incense  from  these  our  offer- 
ings, gemmed  by  our  tears,  hallowed  by  the  prayers  sent  forth 
from  hearts  full  of  sacred  memories,  reach  you  in  your  lonely, 
unvisited  graves,  and  make  your  sleep  sweeter  in  that  dream- 
less peace  which  comes  alike  to  the  known  and  unknown  who 
have  joined  the  silent  majority. 

4      Address  by  His  Honor,  the  Mayor,  as  follows  : — 

Fellow    Citizens : — 

More  than  twenty-four  years  have  elapsed  since  those  of  our 
brethren  who  arose  in  open  revolt  against  the  Federal  Union, 
laid  down  their  arms.  Since  that  memorable  time,  hundreds 
of  structures  have  been  erected  throughout  the  loyal  States,  in 
honor  of  the  men  who  served  their  country  on  land  or  sea,  dur- 
ing the  terrible  days  of  the  civil  war.  Repeated  projects  and 
efforts  to  carry  out  a  similar  plan  in  honor  of  the  men  of 
Nashua,  have  failed  of  success  until  the  present  year,  when  it 
was  reserved  for  the  City  Councils  of  1889  to  provide  in  behalf 
of  the  people  of  Nashua,  for  the  erection  of  a  suitable  monu- 
ment to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors  of 
our  citv,  who  took  their  lives  in  their  hands  and  went  out  from 


36  THE  MAYORS  ADDRESS. 

among  us,  in  defense  of  their  Country.  Nashua's  loyalty  to  the 
Union  was  exemplified  by  the  large  quota  of  volunteers  from 
our  midst,  in  response  to  the  various  calls  of  the  government  for 
men.  From  our  farms,  work-shops  and  factories — indeed,  from 
all  the  pursuits,  callings  and  professions  of  life,  sprung  forth  re- 
cruits to  battle  for  an  imperilled  Union.  With  all  dvie  respect 
to  the  honored  members  of  the  City  Governments  which  have 
preceded  us — it  is  with  feelings  of  regret  that  I  call  attention 
to  the  fact,  that  the  names  of  these  brave  men  have  never  been 
enrolled  upon  the  official  records  of  our  city.  Unfortunately 
the  State  records  and  rosters  pertaining  to  Nashua  are  incom- 
plete and  unreliable.  Your  committee  have  labored  under 
great  difficulties  in  making  up  the  roll  of  honor  to  be  deposited 
in  this  Corner-Stone.  That  roll  of  honor  contains  the  names 
of  1355  men  who  were  credited  to  Nashua's  quota.  The 
graves  of  about  275  of  this  number  have  to-day  been  strewn 
with  flowers  by  the  comrades  of  John  G.  Foster  Post,  and  an 
unknown  number  sleep  where  they  fell.  "  The  structure  to  be 
erected  on  the  solid  foundations  which  are  in  position  before 
you,  will  not  be  needed  for  the  dead,  the  chief  purpose  of  the 
admonishing  sculpture  will  be  to  teach  the  living,  in  all  com- 
ing time,  lessons  of  patriotism  and  loyalty  to  country."  May 
the  monument  to  be  erected  stand  through  years  of  peace 
and  plenty,  not  only  adding  new  dignity  to  our  fair  city,  but 
as  a  fitting  emblem  of  a  free  government  of  a  free  people. 
We  are  here  to-day  to  lay  the  Corner-Stone  of  that  monument, 
and  in  the  name  and  behalf  of  the  honorable  City  Councils, 
and  of  the  people  of  Nashua,  by  whom  this  structure  is  to  be 
erected,  I  bid  you  all  a  hearty  welcome. 

5.  Singing  The  National  Anthem,  "America,"  in  Concert,  by  Pu- 
pils of  the  Public  Schools  of  Nashua,  under  the  direction  of  George 
E.  Crafts. 

6.  Presentation  of  Dr.  George  W.  Currier,  Grand  Master  of  Masons 


MASONIC  CEREMONIES.  37 

of  New  Hampshire,  by  His  Honor,  the  Major,  with  the  request  that 
the  Corner-Stone  be  laid  in  accordance  with  the  forms  and  usages  of 
the  Order  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  as  follows  : — 

Most    Worshipful    Grand   Master  of  the    Grand  Masonic 
Lodge,  of  New  Hampshire  : — 

In  response  to  an  invitation  extended  to  vou  in  behalf  of  the 
citizens  of  Nashua,  you  are  hereto-day,  attended  by  the  distin- 
guished officers  and  members  of  the  fraternity,  for  the  purpose 
of  laying  the  Corner-Stone  of  a  structure  to  be  erected  on  these 
foundations,  in  honor  of  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  Nashua. 
As  the  chief  magistrate  of  the  city,  and  in  the  name  and  be- 
half of  its  citizens,  it  is  my  agreeable  duty  to  ask  you  now  to 
take  charge  of  these  ceremonies,  and  see  that  this  Corner-Stone 
be  laid  in  accordance  with  the  time  honored  customs  of  the  or- 
der. 

The  Grand  Master  replied  as  follows  : — 

Your   Honor  and    Gentlemen  of  the    Committee: — 

It  was  with  much  pleasure  that  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons  in 
New  Hampshire  accepted  your  kind  invitation  to  lay  the  Cor- 
ner-Stone of  the  structure  here  to  be  erected  to  perpetuate  the 
memory  of  those  brave  men  who  went  forth  at  their  Country's 
call,  with  their  lives  in  their  hands,  to  maintain  the  supremacy 
of  their  Country's  flag,  on  land  and  on  sea,  at  home  and 
abroad. 

From  time  immemorial  it  has  been  the  custom  of  the  Fra- 
ternity of  Free  and  Accepted  Mason  to  assemble,  when  re- 
quested, upon  the  occasion  of  laying  the  Corner-Stone  of  any 
public  structure,  and  perform  certain  ceremonies  of  the  craft. 
In  accordance  with  that  time  honored  custom,  I  will  now  as- 
sume charge,  and  proceed  with  the  ceremony,  as  provided  by 
our  Order. 


38  MASONIC  CEREMONIES. 

7.  Ceremony  of  Laying  the  Corner-Stone  of  the  Soldiers'  and 
Sailors'  Monument  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons  of  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

The  Grand  Master  addressed  the  assembly  as  follows : — 

The  teachings  of  Freemasonry  inculcate,  that  in  all  our 
works,  great  and  small,  begun  and  finished,  we  should  seek 
the  aid  of  Almighty  God.  It  is  our  first  duty,  then,  to  invoke 
the  blessing  of  the  great  Architect  of  the  Universe  upon  the 
work  in  which  we  are  about  to  engage.  I  therefore  command 
the  utmost  silence,  and  call  upon  all  to  unite  with  our  Grand 
Chaplain  in  an  address  to  the  Throne  of  Grace. 

PRAYER  BY  THE  GRAND  CHAPLAIN. 

Almighty  God  !  who  hath  given  us  grace  at  this  time,  with 
one  accord,  to  make  our  common  supplication  unto  Thee,  and 
dost  promise  that  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 
Thy  name,  Thou  wilt  grant  their  request ;  fulfill  now,  O  Lord  ! 
the  desires  and  petitions  of  Thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  ex- 
pedient for  them  ;  granting  us  in  this  world,  knowledge  of 
Thy  truth  ;  and  in  the  world  to  come,  life  everlasting.    Amen. 

Response.     So  mote  it  be. 

Grand  Master.  Right  Worshipful  Brother  Grand  Treasur- 
er, it  has  ever  been  the  custom  on  occasions  like  the  present,  to 
deposit  within  a  cavity  in  the  stone,  placed  in  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  structure,  certain  memorials  of  the  period  at  which 
it  was  erected  ;  so  that  in  the  lapse  of  ages,  if  the  fury  of  the 
elements,  or  the  slow  but  certain  ravages  of  time  should  lay 
bare  its  foundation,  an  enduring  record  may  be  found  by  suc- 
ceeding generations,  to  bear  testimony  to  the  energy,  industry 
and  culture  of  our  time.     Has  such  a  deposit  been  prepared  ? 

(At  this  point,  a  box  twelve  inches  long,  eight  inches  wide, 
and  eight  inches  high,  made  of  thick  plates  of  lead  and  secure- 


ARTICLES  DEPOSITED.  39 

ly  sealed,  containing  the  articles  to  be  deposited  in  the  Corner- 
stone, was  handed  to  the  Grand  Treasurer  by  Charles  S.  Bus- 
sell,  Citv  Clerk  of  Nashua.) 

Grand  Treasurer.  It  has,  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Mas- 
ter, and  the  various  articles  of  which  it  is  composed  are  safely 
enclosed  within  the  casket  now  before  you. 

Grand  Master.  Right  Worthy  Grand  Secretary  you  will 
read  for  the  information  of  the  brethren  and  others  here  as- 
sembled, a_record  of  the  contents  of  the  casket. 

LIST     OF      ARTICLES     DEPOSITED     IN     THE     CORNER-STONE     AS 
READ    BY    THE    GRAND    SECRETARY. 

1.  Certified  copj'  of  Resolution  No.  978,  providing  for  the  erection 

of  a  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument,  passed  January  29,  1889, 
and  certified  copy  of  Resolution  No.  990,  in  relation  to  laying 
this  Corner-Stone,  passed  May  28th,  1S89. 

2.  Names    of  1355    Nashua  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in    the  war  of  the 

Rebellion. 

3.  Autograph  signature  of  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

4.  Autograph  signature  of  the  Vice-President  of  the  United  States. 

5.  Autograph  signature  of  the  Governor  of  New  Hampshire. 

H.  Deposit  by  John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7.  G.  A.  R..  containing  list  of 
all  the  soldiers  who  ever  belonged  to  the  Post;  Members  of  the 
Woman's  Relief  Corps;  Sons  and  Daughters  of  Veterans;  a 
G.  A.  R.  badge  and  copy  of  By-Laws  of  the  Post. 

7.  Copy  of  City  Charter  and  Revised  Ordinances. 

8.  Copy  of  City  Report,  1SS8. 

9.  Copy  of  Manual  of  City  Officers,  1889. 

10.  Copy  of  Manual  of  School  Board  and  Teachers  of  1889. 

11.  Copy  of  Directory  of  City  of  Nashua,  1888. 

12.  Copy  of  Nashua  Weekly  Gazette,  May  30th,  1889. 

13.  Copy  of  Nashua  Daily   Gazette,  May  29th,  1889. 

14.  Copy  of  Nashua  Weekly  Telegraph,  May  25th,  1889. 

15.  Copy  of  Nashua  Daily   Telegraph,  May  29th,  1889. 

16.  Programme  of  the  exercises  at  laying  of  this  Corner-Stone. 


40  ARTICLES  DEPOSITED. 

17.  Deposit  by  the  Nashua  Fire  Department. 

18.  Deposit  by  St.  George  Commandery,  Knights  Templar. 

19.  Deposit  by  Granite  Lodge,  No.  1,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

20.  Deposit  by  Pennichuck  Lodge,  No.  44,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

21.  Deposit  by  Nashoonon  Encampment,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

22.  Deposit  by  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  Divisions  Nos.  1  and  2. 

23.  Deposit  by  Union  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Society. 

24.  Deposit  by  Conclave  T.  B.  Crowley,  Knights  of  Sherwood  For- 

est, A.  O.  F. 

25.  Deposit  by  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union. 

26.  Roster  of  J.  Q.  A.  Warren  Camp,  No.  18,  Sons  of  Veterans. 

27.  Roster  of  Foster  Rifles,  Co.  I,  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G. 

28.  Silver  and  minor  coins  of  the  U.  S.,  1889. 

29.  Copies  of  Manchester  Daily  Union,  Boston  Daily  Journal,  Her- 

ald and  Globe,  May  SOth,  1889. 

30.  Copy    of    the   Army  and  Navy  Journal,    New    York,   May   4th, 

1889. 

31.  Pamphlet  descriptive  of  the  Washington    Centennary,  celebrated 

in  New  York,  April  29,  30  and  May  1,  1889. 

Grand  Master.  Right  Worthy  Grand  Treasurer,  you  will 
now  deposit  the  Casket  beneath  the  Corner-Stone,  and  may 
the  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe,  in  His  wisdom,  grant 
that  ages  on  ages  shall  pass  away  ere  it  again  be  seen  of  men. 

(The  Grand  Treasurer,  assisted  by  the  Grand  Secretary 
placed  the  casket  in  the  cavity  prepared,  the  Second  Regiment 
band  playing  softly  during  the  ceremony.) 

Grand  Treasurer.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  your 
orders  have  been  duly  executed. 

(The  principal  architect  here  delivered  the  working  tools  to 
the  Grand  Master,  who  retained  the  trowel,  and  presented  the 
square,  level  and  plumb  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Senior 
and  Junior  Grand  Wardens,  respectively,  and  said)  : — 


MASONIC  CEREMONIES.  41 

Right  Worshipful  Brethren,  you  will  receive  the  implements 
of  your  office.  With  your  assistance  and  that  of  the  Craft,  I 
will  now  proceed  to  lay  the  Corner-Stone  of  this  structure,  ac- 
cording to  the  custom  of  our  fraternity. 

Brother  Grand  Marshal,  you  will  direct  the  Craftsmen  to 
furnish  the  cement,  and  prepare  to  lower  the  stone. 

The  Grand  Master  then  spread  the  cement,  and  the  stone 
was  slowly  lowered  to  its  place,  to  the  sound  of  appropriate 
music,  the  grand  honors  being  given  under  the  direction  of 
the  Grand  Marshal.     The  Grand  Master  then  said  : — 

Right  Worth v  Deputy  Grand  Master,  what  is  the  proper 
implement  of  vour  office? 

Deputy  Grand  Master.     The  Square. 

Grand  Master.     What  are  its  moral  and  Masonic  uses? 

Deputy  Grand  Master.  To  square  our  actions  by  the  rule 
of  virtue,  and  prove  our  work. 

Grand,  Master.  Applv  the  implement  of  your  office  to 
that  portion  of  the  Corner-Stone,  and  make  report. 

The  square  is  applied  to  the  four  upper  corners. 

Deputy  Grand  Master.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 
I  find  the  stone  to  be  square.  The  Craftsmen  have  done  their 
dutv. 

Grand  Master.  Right  Worthy  Senior  Grand  Warden, 
what  is  the  proper  implement  of  your  office  ? 

Senior  Grand  Warden.     The  Level. 

Grand  Master.     What  are  its  moral  and  Masonic  uses? 

Senior  Grand  Warden.  Morally,  it  teaches  Equality  ;  and 
bv  it  we  prove  our  work. 

Grand  Master.  Apply  the  implement  of  your  office  to 
that  portion  of  the  Corner-Stone  that  needs  to  be  proved,  and 
make  report. 


42  MASONIC  CEREMONIES. 

The  Level  was  applied  to  the  top  surface. 

Senior  Grand  Warden.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 
I  find  the  stone  to  be  level.  The  Craftsmen  have  done  their 
duty. 

Grand  Master.  Right  Worshipful  Junior  Grand  Warden, 
what  is  the  proper  implement  of  your  office? 

Junior   Grand    Warden.     The  Plumb. 

Grand  Master.     What  are  its  moral  and  Masonic  uses? 

Junior  Grand  Warden.  Morally  it  teaches  rectitude  of 
conduct ;  and  by  it  we  prove  our  work. 

Grand  Master.  Apply  the  implement  of  your  office  to 
that  portion  of  the  Corner-Stone,  and  make  report. 

The  Plumb  was  applied  to  the  sides  of  the  stone. 

Junior  Grand  Warden.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master, 
I  find  the  stone  to  be  plumb.  The  Crafstmen  have  done  their 
duty. 

The  Grand  Master  then  struck  the  stone  three  times  with  his 
gavel  and  said  : — 

This  Corner-Stone  has  been  tested  by  the  proper  implements 
of  Masonry.  I  find  that  the  Craftsmen  have  skillfully  and 
faithfully  done  their  duty  ;  and  I  do  declare  the  stone  to  be 
well  formed  and  trusty,  truly  laid,  and  correctly  proved  accord- 
ing to  the  rules  of  our  Ancient  Craft.  May  the  structure  be 
conducted  and  completed  amid  the  blessings  of  Plenty,  Health 
and  Peace. 

Response  by  the  Craft.     So  mote  it  be. 

Grand  Master.  Brother  Grand  Marshal,  you  will  present 
the  elements  of  consecration  to  the  proper  officers. 


MASONIC  CEREMONIES.  43 

Grand  Marshal  presented  Vessel  of  Corn  to  the  D.  G.  M.  ; 
the  Wine  to  the  S.  G.  W.  ;  and  the  Oil  to  the  J.  G.  W. 

Deputy  Grand  Master  advanced  with  the  Corn,  scattered  it 
on  the  stone,  and  said, 

I  scatter  this  Corn  as  an  emblem  of  Plenty  ;  may  the  bless- 
ings of  bounteous  Heaven  be  showered  upon  us,  and  upon  all 
like  patriotic  and  important  undertakings,  and  inspire  the 
hearts  of  the  people  with  virtue,  wisdom  and  gratitude. 

Response  bv  the  Craft.     So  mote  it  be. 

Senior  Grand  Warden  advanced  with  the  Vessel  of  Wine, 
poured  it  on  the  stone,  and  said  : — 

I  pour  this  Wine  as  an  emblem  of  Joy  and  Gladness.  May 
the  Great  Ruler  of  the  Universe  bless  and  prosper  our  Nation- 
al, State  and  City  Governments  ;  preserve  the  union  of  the  States 
in  harmonv  and  brotherly  love,  which  shall  endure  through  all 
time. 

Response  by  the  Craft.     So  mote  it  be. 

Junior  Grand  Warden  advanced  with  Vessel  of  Oil,  poured 
it  on  the  stone  and  said  : — 

I  pour  this  Oil  as  an  emblem  of  Peace ;  may  its  blessings 
abide  with  us  continually  ;  and  may  the  Grand  Master  of  Heav- 
en and  Earth  shelter  and  protect  the  widow  and  orphan,  and 
vouchsafe  to  them,  and  to  the  bereaved,  the  afflicted  and  sorrow- 
ing, everywhere,  the  enjoyment  of  ever)'  good  and  perfect 
gift. 

Respo7ise  by  the  Craft.     So  mote  it  be. 

Grand  Master  extended  his  hands,  and  pronounced  the  fol- 
lowing invocation  : — 


44  MASONIC  CEREMONIES. 

May  Corn,  Wine  and  Oil,  and  all  the  necessaries  of  life 
abound  among  men  throughout  the  world.  May  the  blessing 
of  Almighty  God  be  upon  this  undertaking.  May  he  protect 
the  workmen  from  every  accident.  May  the  monument  here  to 
be  erected,  be  planned  with  wisdom,  supported  by  strength, 
and  adorned  in  beauty,  and  may  it  be  preserved  to  the  latest 
ages,  a  fitting  tribute  to  the  brave  defenders  of  our  country 
and  a  lasting  monument  to  the  liberality  of  our  citizens. 

Response  by  the  Craft.     So  mote  it  be. 

Grand  Master  addressed  the  Principal  Architect  and  said  : — 

Worthy  sir,  having  thus,  as  Grand  Master  of  Masons,  laid 
the  Corner-Stone  of  this  Monument,  I  now  return  to  vou  these 
implements  of  operative  Masonry,  having  full  confidence  in 
your  skill  and  capacity  to  perform  the  important  duties  confid- 
ed to  you,  to  the  satisfaction  of  those  who  have  entrusted  you 
with  their  fulfilment. 

The  Grand  Master  then  made  report  of  his  doings  as  fol- 
lows : — 

I  have  the  honor  to  report,  that  in  compliance  with  the  re- 
quest of  the  proper  authorities,  the  Corner-Stone  of  the  Mon- 
ument to  be  erected  on  this  site,  has  been  laid  successfully, 
with  the  ancient  ceremonies  of  the  Craft.  The  Brother  Grand 
Marshal  will  therefore  make  the  proclamation. 

Grand  Marshal.  In  the  name  of  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  State  of 
New  Hampshire,  I  now  proclaim  that  the  Corner-Stone  of  the 
Monument  to  be  erected,  has  this  day  been  found  true  and 
trusty,  and  laid  according  to  the  old  customs,  by  the  Grand 
Master  of  Masons. 


THE  ORATION.  45 

8.     Oration  bv  Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes,  of  Nashua. 

Mayor  Burke  then  introduced  the  Orator  of  the  Day,  as 
follows : — 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : — 

By  invitation  of  the  City  Councils,  one  of  our  distinguished 
fellow  citizens  will  now  address  you.  This  gentleman  is  too 
well-known  to  Nashua-  people  to  require  any  introduction.  I 
therefore  present  to  you  Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes. 

THE    ORATION. 

Mr.  Mayor  and  Felloiv    Citizens: — 

At  the  height  of  the  grandeur  and  glory  of  Ancient  Rome, 
it  was  said  of  her  citizens  that  to  be  a  Roman  was  greater  than 
a  king.  We  Americans  are  here  to-day  with  a  prouder  title 
than  could  be  justly  assumed  by  any  dweller  in  that  Roman 
city,  that  "  sat  upon  her  seven  hills  and  from  her  throne  of 
beauty  ruled  the  world."  We  are  here  as  citizens  of  the  Re- 
public of  free  and  independent  United  States  of  America. 
We  are  here  in  the  name  of  Liberty  and  Union  to  perform  a 
sacred  ceremony.  In  the  name  of  Liberty !  that  finds  its 
springs  and  sources  deep  in  the  hearts  of  men.  With  all  its 
beauty,  with  all  its  mistakes,  its  faith  and  inspiration,  it  belongs 
to  no  nation,  no  creed,  no  race.  It  is  the  heritage  of  man. — In 
the  name  of  Union  !  that  was  founded  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Re- 
public, and  cemented  by  the  blood  of  our  fathers  and  brothers. 
It  has  received  its  "  baptism  of  fire  "  ;  we  have  tested  it  in  the 
crucible  of  civil  war,  and  by  the  aid  of  those  over  whose 
mouldering  bones,  their  surviving  comrades  have  this  day 
strewn  the  sweet  flowers  of  spring,  we  have  illustrated  its 
deathless  existence. 


46  THE  ORATION. 

THE    CORNER-STONE. 

We  are  here  to  lay  the  Corner-Stone  of  a  memorial  structure 
to  be  erected  by  this  city,  as  a  tribute  of  honor  to  the  men  of 
Nashua  who  served  their  country  on  land  or  sea  during  the 
war  of  the  rebellion,  and  aided  in  preserving  the  integrity  of 
the  Federal  Union.  While  we  engage  in  this  solemn  duty,  we 
have  here  with  us  participating  in  these  obligations,  represen- 
tatives of  the  battle-scarred  heroes  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  as  well  as  many  other  equally  worthy  veterans  who 
survived  the  conflict,  all  of  whom  we  delight  to  honor.  To 
perform  this  grateful  ceremony,  we  have  invoked  to  our  assist- 
ance an  Ancient  and  Honorable  Order,  founded  on  the  Chris- 
tian religion  ;  whose  tenets  inculcate  loyalty  to  country  ;  that 
claims  an  antiquity  more  remote  than  the  dawn  of  the  Christian 
era,  and  one  of  whose  distinguished  masters  was  the  peerless 
Washington. 

THE    MONUMENT. 

For  the  people  of  our  day  and  generation,  the  deeds  of  the 
heroes  in  whose  honor  this  structure  is  to  be  raised,  need  no 
illustration  by  tongue  or  pen,  or  pile  of  stone  or  bronze.  They 
are  imperishable  and  inshrined  in  the  hearts  of  their  country- 
men. But  to  create  and  bequeath  to  the  youth  of  future 
generations,  a  memorial  of  the  sublime  virtues  of  loyalty  and 
patriotism,  is  a  deed  worthy  of  the  intelligence  of  the  most 
advanced  civilization.  To  you,  therefore,  gentlemen  of  the 
City  Councils,  by  whose  wisdom  this  memorial  structure  is  to 
be  erected  by  the  people  of  Nashua,  in  their  name  and  behalf, 
I  offer  you  thanks.  In  the  name  of  the  heroic  dead  whose 
faith  and  achievements  vou  commemorate,  I  offer  you  thanks. 
In  the  name  of  their  surviving  comrades,  I  offer  you   thanks. 


THE  ORATION.  47 

In  the  name  of  the  youth  of  the  present,  and  of  future  genera- 
tions, I  offer  you  thanks. 

THE    DEPOSIT. 

We  here  deposit  in  this  Corner-Stone,  memorials  of  our  day 
and  age.  In  thus  entombing  these  treasures,  we  consign  to  a 
long  and  silent  repose,  mementoes  of  ourselves  that  shall  again 
behold  the  light,  only  when  we,  perchance,  have  been  long  for- 
gotten ;  when  perhans  our  names  would  have  passed  into  obli- 
vion, and  our  existence  have  become  a  tradition,  save  only  for 
the  stately  shaft  that  shall  be  erected  on  these  foundations,  to 
perpetuate  the  memory  of  those  who  offered  their  lives  upon 
the  altar  of  their  country,  and  to  be  a  constant,  though  silent  re- 
minder of  their  patriotism,  heroism  and  devotion. 

THE    OCCASION. 

During  the  brief  time  T  shall  address  you  to-day,  I  purpose 
to  swerve  from  the  somewhat  beaten  track  that  has  usually 
been  trodden  bv  orators  on  similar  occasions  for  the  last  quar- 
ter of  a  century.  Those  of  you  who  are  of  mature  age  well 
remember,  and  the  youth  before  me  have  heard  by  word  of 
mouth  or  perusal  of  faithful  histories,  the  thrilling  incidents 
that  occurred  throughout  the  North,  following  the  attack  upon 
our  Country's  flag  in  '61 .  When  the  tocsin  was  sounded  ! 
When  the  toilers  at  the  loom,  the  forge,  and  the  anvil  dropped 
their  machines  with  the  speed  still  on  !  when  the  farmer  left 
his  plough  in  the  furrow  !  when  the  workmen  in  God's  vine- 
yard, whether  from  the  presses  of  the  shop,  the  counter,  the 
office,  the  bench,  or  the  pulpit,  all  laid  down  their  implements 
of  peaceful  avocations,  and  girding  on  an  unwonted  armor, 
bade  farewell  to  home  and  friends  amid  tears  and  prayers,  and 
marched  to  defend  the  honor  of  the  Republic  !     Well  might 


48  THE  ORATION. 

you  here  listen  to  a  recital  of  some  reminiscences  of  that  terri- 
ble period.  Because  we  here  stand  on  almost  hallowed  ground. 
Here  about  us  I  behold  man)'  reminders  of  those  dark  days  of 
danger  and  doubt.  Here  I  see  on  this  platform  a  citizen  of 
Nashua,  esteemed  in  his  advancing  years  as  he  was  honored  in 
his  earlier  manhood,  who  as  Chief  Magistrate  x  of  the  city,  re- 
ceived the  battered  veterans  of  the  war,  as  they  returned  victo- 
rious after  Appomatox,  and  welcomed  them  home  upon  this 
very  spot.  But  should  we  not  endeavor  to  draw  lessons  of 
wisdom  on  this  occasion,  rather  than  indulge  in  reminiscences 
of  the  war? 

The  occasion  is  not  and  should  not  be  one  of  unmixed  grief. 
Its  ceremonies  furnish  us  with  sources  of  pleasure  as  well  as 
sad  reflection.  It  is  an  appropriate  time  to  examine  our  pro- 
gress as  a  nation,  to  consider  our  present  condition  and  the  in- 
fluence of  our  example,  to  extend  our  sympathies  to  other  peo- 
ple engaged  in  the  same  struggle  in  which  we  have  conquered, 
and  above  all  to  rekindle  upon  the  altar  of  a  common  patriot- 
ism, such  torches  as  have  been  quenched  or  grown  dim  amid 
party  contests  or  attempted  civil  disunion. 

THE  SAFETY  OF  THE  REPUBLIC. 

The  safety  of  our  Republic  is  assured  by  the  exercise  of  two 
inalienable  rights  ;  first,  the  free  exercise  of  public  opinion 
upon  the  public  acts  of  the  party  in  power  ;  and  second,  co-equal 
with  this  public  opinion,  and  its  voice,  the  ballot  box,  that 

"  Weapon  that  comes  down'as  still 

As  snow-flakes  fall  upon  the  sod ; 
But  executes  the  freeman's  will, 

As  lightning  does  the  will  of  God."  2 

It  is  somewhat  popular  in  these  days  of  assumed  modern 
political  degeneracy,  to  smile  at  a  suggestion  of  the  purity  of 


1.  Ex-Mayor  V.  C.  Gilman. 

2.  John  Pierpont. 


THE  ORATION.  49 

our  ballot  box  system.  Subtle  schemers  and  smooth 
tongued  frauds,  and  sometimes  men  who  "  steal  the  livery  of 
the  Court  of  Heaven  to  serve  the  devil  in,"  ,  use  their  hellish 
devices  to  corrupt  and  pollute  the  fountains  whence  flow  the 
pure  waters  of  freedom  ;  but  as  intelligence  shall  become  dif- 
fused throughout  the  land,  the  masses  of  those  men  who  now 
lie  under  the  thick  clouds  and  dead  calm  of  ignorance,  super- 
stition and  vice,  will  surge  like  the  angry  ocean,  and  the  reign 
of  terror  to  all  such  corruptionists,  will  be  the  history  of  the 
nation  ! 

THE    STRENGTH    OF    THE    REPUBLIC. 

The  great  strength  of  our  Republic  lies  in  the  innate  love  of 
freedom  and  of  country  implanted  in  our  people  ;  the  love  of  jus- 
tice and  fair  play  ;  the  calm,  sober  second  thought  of  our  men 
and  women,  and  such  conditions  of  soil  and  climate  as  render 
the  genius  of  our  institutions  capable  of  producing  in  cases  of 
emergency,  such  men  as  Washington,  Jefferson,  Jackson  and 
Lincoln.  And  above  all,  it  is  that  ardent  patriotism  that  rises 
above  self.  It  is  that  electric  fire  of  freedom  which  to-day  is 
shaking  the  very  foundations  of  kingdoms  and  empires.  The 
handwriting  is  on  the  wall  !  What  to-day  do  you  plainly  be- 
hold among  the  monarchies  of  the  old  world?  "Change, 
change,  change,"  written  on  everything ;  mysterious  vials  of 
wrath  momentarily  threatening  to  pour  ;  the  awful  horseman  of 
the  Apocalypse  crying  out  from  the  clouds, — "  Behold  I  make 
all  things  new."  2  Every  sceptre  trembling  in  a  palsied  grasp  ; 
every  crown  fretted  with  sleeplessness  and  thorns  ;  arms  in  the 
hands  of  soldiers  sprung  from  the  people,  and  who  cannot  be 
trusted  to  turn  against  them  ;  secret  societies  filling  the  air  with 


i.     Pollock's  Course  of  Time. 
2.     The  Revelation  of  St.  John. 


50  THE  ORATION. 

missiles  of  destruction  from  invisible  hands,  and  Poland,  Hun- 
gary and  Ireland  preparing  for  the  inevitable  hour,  when  a 
deadlier  blast  than  Roland  blew  from  his  enchanted  horn,  shall 
summon  them  to  take  their  places  as  free,  sovereign  and  inde- 
pendent Commonwealths,  around  the  standard  of  reconstructed 
Europe ! 

THE    UNITY    OF    THE    PEOPLE. 

The  great  heart  of  our  people,  my  fellow-citizens,  has  al- 
ways throbbed  with  love  of  country ;  the  rank  and  file  what- 
ever maybe  their  party  affiliations  are  all  patriots.  The  issues 
of  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  settled  forever  the  question  of  uni- 
versal freedom  in  our  country.  Those  of  our  brethren  in  the 
Southern  States  who  rebelled,  were  arrayed  against  the  Union 
in  support  of  an  ignis  fatuus  that  lured  them  on  almost  to 
their  destruction.  But  the  masses  in  the  South  to-day,  are  as 
loyal  to  the  Union  as  any  of  us  here.  The  Boys  in  Blue  and 
the  Boys  in  Gray  march  under  one  flag  now,  the  stars  and  the 
stripes  of  the  Federal  Union.  The  line  reaches  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  land,  and  it  cannot  be  broken. 

And  so  to-day  our  people  are  free,  independent,  prosperous 
and  happy  citizens  of  the  grandest  Republic  the  world  has  ever 
known  ;  a  Nation  with  such  resources  and  so  united  and  pow- 
erful, that  it  might  successfully  withstand  the  world  in  arms. 
Let  us  therefore  beware  of  the  dangers  that  threaten  us  ;  be- 
ware of  the  allurements  of  luxury ;  beware  of  the  concentra- 
tion of  wealth  by  means  of  gigantic  trusts,  combinations  and 
other  devices  which  menace  the  liberties  of  the  people  ;  of  the 
tendency  to  centralization  of  power  by  which  all  the  Republics 
in  the  past  have  been  overthrown  ;  resist  every  encroachment 
on  the  autonomy  of  the  States,  and  yield  no  iota  of  their 
vested  rights.     Thus  may  the  Republic  endure  forever  ! 


THE  ORATION.  51 

THE  FUTURE  OF  THE  REPUBLIC. 

We  have  briefly  considered  the  present ;  let  us  now  look  to 
the  future  : — Within  the  next  century  I  behold  my  countrymen 
numbering  three  hundred  millions  of  freemen !  I  see  the 
whole  continent  under  her  starry  flag !  I  see  her  the  center  of 
civilization  !  Thrones  have  tottered  and  crumbled,  and  dynas- 
ties have  been  swept  away  !  T  see  her  at  the  zenith,  full  orbed, 
"  glittering  like  the  morning  star,  full  of  life,  and  splendor, 
and  joy."  ' 

9.  Benediction  by  the  Grand  Chaplain  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ma- 
sons, as  follows: — 

Glorv  be  to  God  on  High,  and  on  earth,  peace,  good  will 
toward  men  !  O  Lord,  we  most  heartily  beseech  Thee  with 
Thy  favor  to  behold  and  bless  this  assemblage  ;  pour  down 
Thy  mercies,  like  the  dew  that  falls  upon  the  mountains,  upon 
Thy  servants  engaged  in  the  solemn  ceremonies  of  this  day. 
Bless,  we  pray  Thee,  all  the  workmen  who  shall  be  engaged 
in  the  erection  of  this  monument ;  keep  them  from  all  forms  of 
accident  and  harm  ;  grant  them  in  health  and  prosperity  to 
live  ;  and  finally,  we  hope  after  this  life,  through  Thy  mercy 
and  forgiveness  to  attain  everlasting  joy  and  felicity  in  Thy 
bright  mansion,  in  Thy  holy  temple,  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens.     Amen. 

Response.     So  mote  it  be. 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises  at  Abbot  Square,  the  column 
moved  down  Main  Street,  by  the  City  Hall  Building,  where  it 
was  reviewed  bv  the  Mayor  and  City  Government,  thence  coun- 
termarched to  the  starting  point,  where  the  parade  was  dis- 
missed. 


t.     Edmund  Burke. 


SECOND  REPORT  I  BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 


Nashua,  N.  H.,  Sept.  17,  1889. 
To  the  City  Councils  : — 

Gentlemen  : — Your  Committee  appointed  under  the  provi- 
sions of  joint  resolution  Number  978,  entitled  : — "  A  Resolu- 
tion for  the  erection  of  a  Soldiers'  Monument,  and  appropria- 
tion not  exceeding  twelve  thousand  dollars,"  passed  January 
29th,  1889,  begs  leave  respectfully  to  again  report  progress  and 
state, 

First : — That  the  contractors  for  building  the  Monument 
have  given  this  Committee  formal  notice  that  the  same  will  be 
finished  and  ready  for  dedication  on  the  15th  day  of  October, 
next. 

Second  : — That  this  Committee  is,  therefore,  making  ar- 
rangements to  have  the  Monument  dedicated  with  appropriate 
ceremonies  on  said  15th  of  October. 

Third  :— - That  the  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  for  the  Department  of  New  Hampshire,  has  been 
invited  and  has  accepted  the  invitation  to  perform  the  ceremony 
of  dedication,  assisted  by  the  comrades  of  the  order. 

Fourth: — That  the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Burns,  of  Wilton,  has 
been  invited  and  has  accepted  the  invitation  to  deliver  an  ora- 
tion on  the  occasion. 

Fifth  : — That  your  Committee  did  not  feel  authorized  nor 
warranted  to  trespass  on  the  rights  and  dignity  of  your  honor- 
able bodies  so  far  as  to  ask  or  appoint  any  member  of  the  City 


56     REPORT  OF  BUILDING   COMMITTEE. 


Councils  to  serve  on  any  of  the  Committees  to  attend  to  the 
details  of  arranging  for  the  dedication  of  the  Monument,  but 
your  Committee  begs  respectfully  to  suggest  that  your  honor- 
able bodies  take  such  action  as  may  seem  advisable,  to  act  as  a 
General  Committee  of  Reception  to  the  guests  of  the  City  on 
that  occasion. 

Your  Committee  further  begs  respectfully  to  suggest  that 
your  honorable  bodies  take  such  action  as  you  may  deem  prop- 
er, to  be  present  officially  on  the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of 
the  Monument,  on  Abbot  Square,  at  the  time  stated  above. 

Your  Committee  begs  respectfully  to  request  that  your  hon- 
orable bodies  will  ratify  the  action  of  your  Committee  in  the 
premises,  by  accepting  this  report. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Charles  H.  Burke, 

Major  and  Chairman, 
John  D.  Sullivan, 
A.  W.   Heald, 
H.  P.   Wardwell, 

J.     H.    MORAN, 

Charles  W.  Stevens, 
Frank  G.  Noyes, 
R.  B.  Prescott, 

Secretary, 
Received  Sept.  30,  1889. 

Read  and  accepted  in  Board  of  Aldermen,  Oct.  1st,  1889. 
Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor. 
Charles  S.  Bussell,  City  Clerk. 
Read  and  accepted  in  Board  of  Common  Council,  Oct.  1st, 
1889. 

Henry  P.  Whitney,  President, 
George  E.  Danforth,  Clerk. 


\ 


Building  Committee 

of  the 
Soldiers'  Monument. 


ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  THE  DEDICATION. 


ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  THE  DEDICATION. 


As  soon  as  the  Building  Committee  were  assured  by  the 
contractors  that  the  Monument  would  be  finished  and  ready 
for  dedication  within  the  time  specified  in  the  contract,  prepa- 
rations were  begun  and  arrangements  made  for  a  ceremony  and 
pageant  that  should  be  worthy  of  the  object,  and  the  fifteenth 
of  October,  1889,  was  set  as  the  day  on  which  to  dedicate  the 
Monument. 

The  Committee  invited  the  following  named  persons  to  take 
part  in  the  dedicatory  services  : — 

The  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  for 
the  Department  of  New  Hampshire,  assisted  by  his  staff  and 
comrades  of  the  order,  to  dedicate  the  Monument. 

Hon.  Charles  H.  Burns  of  Wilton,  to  deliver  the  oration. 

Rev.  Geo.  W.  Grover  to  act  as  chaplain. 

Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes  in  behalf  of  the  Building  Com- 
mittee, to  formally  deliver  the  Monument  to  the  City. 

Col.  E.  J.  Copp  to  act  as  Chief  Marshal. 

These  invitations  were  severally  accepted. 

Invitations  to  participate  in  the  ceremonies  were  forwarded 
to  every  Grand  Army  Post  in  New  Hampshire,  and  to  several 
Posts  in  adjoining  States.  A  circular  was  published  in  all  the 
newspapers  in  the  State,  extending  to  all  soldiers  and  sailors 
who  were  either  born  in,  or  were  credited  to,  or  now  reside  in 
New  Hampshire,  who  have  served  in  the  army  or  navy  of  the 


60     ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  DEDICA  TION 

United  States,  a  cordial  invitation  to  be  present  and  take  part 
on  the  occasion  of  unveiling  and  dedicating  the  Monument. 

A  general  committee  of  arrangements  was  appointed,  con- 
sisting of  the  following  named  citizens  : — 

Mayor  Charles  H.  Burke,  Chairman, 

Hon.  Frank  A.  McKean, 

Hon.  James  H.  Tolles, 

Gen.  Ira  Cross, 

W.  D.  Cadwell,  Esq., 

Col.  E.  J.  Copp, 

Dr.  A.  W.  Petit, 

Col.  Frank  G.  Noyes, 

Alvin  S.  Eaton,  Esq., 

Charles  W.  Stevens,  Esq., 

Patrick  Lonergan,  Esq., 

Dr.  R.  B.  Prescott,  Secretary. 
There  were  also  appointed  sub-committees  on  invitation,  on 
entertainment,  on  transportation,  on  order  of  exercises  and 
printing,  on  decorations,  on  music,  on  carriages,  and  a  large 
reception  committee  consisting  of  ex-mayors  and  other  prom- 
inent citizens. 

The   members  of  both  branches  of  the  City  Government 
also  acted  as  a  special  committee  on  reception. 

All  the  committees,  comprising  more  than  an  hundred  citi- 
zens labored  earnestly,  industriously  and  in  entire  harmony 
throughout  the  whole  affair,  and  with  the  sole  object  of  making 
the  occasion  a  grand  success,  a  credit  and  an  honor  to  the  city. 
The  following  General  Orders  were  issued  by  the  Chief 
Marshal : — 


GENERAL   ORDERS.  61 

Dedication  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument. 
Office  of  Chief  Marshal. 

Nashua,  N.  H.,  Sept.  25,  1889. 
Orders  No.  1. 

I.  Having;  been  appointed  Chief  Marshal  of  the  exercises 
at  the  dedication  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  at 
Nashua,  October  15th  next,  the  undersigned  hereby  assumes 
the  duties  of  the  office. 

The  following  appointments  are  hereby  announced  : — 

Dr.  R.   B.   Prescott,  Chief  of  Staff. 
Col.  Dana  W.  King,  Assistant  Marshal  and  Chief  of  Division. 
H.  A.  Marsh,  Assistant  Marshal  and  Chief  of  Division. 
C.  W.  Stevens,  Assistant  Marshal  and  Chief  of  Division. 
M.  A.  Taylor,  Assistant  Marshal  and  Chief  of  Division. 

AIDS. 

Col.  R.  P.  Staniels  of  Concord,  Col.  J.  J.  Dillon  of  Manchester. 

Col.  John  B.  Hall  of  Manchester,  Col.  F.  E.  Kaley  of  Milford, 

Col.  W.  E.  Spalding  of  Nashua,  Capt.  G.  E.  Heath  of  Nashua, 

Maj.  W.  H.  Cheever  of  Nashua,  Capt.  M.L.  Morrison,  Peterboro', 
Capt.  W.  W.  Hemmenway,  Milford,  Dr.  G.  F.  Wilbur  of  Nashua, 

Adjt.  C.  E.  Faxon  of  Nashua,  J.  H.  Dunlap  of  Nashua, 

Capt.  F.  L.  Kimball  of  Nashua,  Capt.  C.  E.  Nelson  of  Derby  Line, 

Capt.  D.  B.  Newhall  of  Concord,  W.  A.  Gregg  of  Nashua, 

Loren  S.  Richardson  of  Concord,  C.  H.  Moore  of  Nashua, 

J.  A.  Dadman  of  Concord,  John  H.  Vickerv  of  Nashua. 

G.  F.  Hammond  of  Nashua,  P.  Lonergan  of  Nashua. 

F.  E.  Marsh  of  Nashua,  Darius  Wh.ith.ed  of  Lowell, 

L.  P.  A.  Lavoie  of  Nashua,  John  Welch  of  Lowell, 

Col.  J.  W.  Crosby  of  Milford,  Daniel  Walker  of  Lowell, 

B.  S.  Woods  of  Nashua,  D.  W.  Hayden  of  Hollis. 

II.  Chiefs  of  Division  and  Aids  will  report  at  9  o'clock, 
a.  m.,  Oct.  15.  atthe  Office  of  Chief  Marshal,  County  Building. 

III.  John  G.  Foster  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  will  report  to  the 
Chief  Marshal  for  special  escort  duty  at  10  o'clock,  A.  m. 

Companies  I.  and  C,  Second  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G., 
having  volunteered  their  services  for  the  day,  unless  otherwise 
ordered,  will  report  to  the  Chief  Marshal  for  special  escort 
duty  at  10  o'clock,  a.  m. 

IV.  All  visiting  organizations  will  report  upon  arrival  to 
the  Assistant  Marshal  or  Aid  in  waiting  at  each  station. 

V.  Dinner  will  he  served  at  12  o'clock  on  North  Common 
to  the  Military,  to  the  visiting  organizations  of  the  G.  A.  R., 


62  GENERAL    ORDERS. 

and  to  all  Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  the  war  who  may  favor  us 
with  their  presence. 

VI.  Lines  will  be  formed  at  1  :30  p.  M.  by  Divisions  under 
direction  of  Chiefs  of  Division  as  follows : — 

First  Division  upon  the  westerly  side  of  Main  street,  with 
the  right  resting  upon  Factory  street. 

Second  Division  upon  Temple  street,  with  the  right  resting 
upon  Main  street. 

Third  Division  upon  East  Pearl  street,  with  the  right  resting 
upon  Main  street. 

Fourth  Division  upon  Main  street,  with  the  right  resting 
upon  Hollis  street. 

The  line  of  March  will  be  as  follows :  Main  street  to  Bel- 
mont street,  countermarch  through  Main  to  Concord  street, 
Concord  street  to  Courtland,  countermarch  Courtland  to  Cres- 
cent, Crescent  to  Abbot,  Abbot  to  Abbot  Square. 

VII.  The  formation  of  Divisions  and  assignment  of  com- 
mand, with  other  details,  will  be  announced  in  future  orders. 

VIII.  All  organizations  intending  to  participate,  that  have 
not  already  reported,  ai-e  urgently  requested  to  communicate 
with  the  Chief  Marshal  without  delay.  The  co-operation  of 
all  Soldiers  and  prompt  compliance  with  orders  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  the  success  of  the  ceremonies. 

E.  J.  Copp,  Chief  Marshal. 


Dedication  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument. 
Office  of  Chief  Marshal, 

Nashua,  N.  H.,  Oct.  10,  1889. 

Orders  No.  2. 

I.  So  much  of  paragraph  No.  VI  of  Orders  No.  1  from 
these  headquarters  as  relates  to  the  time  of  formation  of  line  is 
hereby  revoked.  Lines  will  be  formed  by  Divisions  under  the 
direction  of  Chiefs  of  Divisions  at  1  o'clock  p.  M.,  Oct.  15th. 

First  Division  upon  westerlv  side  of  Main  street,  with  the 
right  resting  at  Factorv  street. 

Second  Division  upon  Temple  street,  with  the  right  upon 
Main  street. 

Third  Division  upon  East  Pearl  street,  with  the  right  upon 
Main  street. 

Fourth  Division  upon  Main  street,  with  the  right  upon  Hol- 
lis street. 


GENERAL   ORDERS.  63 

II.  The  column  will  move  at  1  :30  o'clock  in  the  order 
named  below,  through  Main  street  to  Belmont  street,  counter- 
march through  Main  to  Concord  street,  Concord  street  to  Court- 
land  street,  Courtland  street  to  Webster  street,  Webster  street 
to  Hall  street,  Hall  to  Concord,  Concord  to  Crescent,  Crescent 
to  Abbot,  Abbot  to  Abbot  Square. 

******** 
(The  Column  or  line  of  Procession  which  follows  here  in 
the  General  Order,  is  given  hereinafter  beginning  on  page  83.) 

******** 

All  organizations  not  having  yet  reported  will  be  assigned 
to  position  in  line  in  the  order  in  which  they  report. 

Col.  D.  W.  King  will  establish  headquarters  upon  the  Oval, 
Railroad  Square,  to  whom  all  Veterans  unattached  to  organiz- 
ations, will  report  at  or  before  11  o'clock  A.  M.  and  will  be  or- 
ganized by  him  into  a  Veterans'  Division. 

All  organizations  arriving  early  in  the  day  will  reassemble 
upon  the  ground  upon  which  they  break  ranks,  at  11  o'clock 
preparatory  to  marching  to  the  North  Common  for  dinner. 
To  obtain  admittance  to  the  dining  tent,  it  will  be  necessary  for 
Soldiers  and  Veterans  to  appear  with  their  organizations  under 
the  command  of  Col.  King,  as  above  directed. 

Immediately  following  dinner,  Post  Commanders  will  con- 
duct their  commands  to  the  point  of  Division  formation,  report- 
ing to  the  Chief  of  the  Division  to  which  they  are  assigned. 

VI.  Capt.  S.  S.  Piper,  commanding  First  Light  Batter}*, 
N.  H.  N.  G.,  is  charged  with  the  firing  of  the  National  Salute 
of  42  guns  upon  the  unveiling  of  the  Monument.  For  this 
purpose  he  will  place  his  battery  in  position  on  North  Com- 
mon, and  upon  orders  transmitted  by  the  Signal  Corps  will 
fire  the  salute. 

VII.  Upon  the  termination  of  the  ceremonies,  commanders 
of  visiting  organizations  will  reform  their  lines  and  march  to 
the  depot  for  embarkation.  The  Chief  Marshal  in  command 
suggests  that  every  man  in  line  appear  with  sufficient  under- 
clothing to  make  the  wearing  of  an  overcoat  unnecessary. 

It  is  confidently  expected  that  every  man  participating  in  the 
ceremonies  of  the  dav  will  place  himself  under  reasonable  dis- 
cipline, obeying  all  orders  promptlv.  Every  soldier  knows 
this  to  be  necessary  to  success. 

By  order  of 

E.  J.  Copp,  Chief  Marshal. 
Official, 

R.  B.  Prescott,  Chief  of  Staff. 


64  GENERAL   ORDERS. 

The  following  General  Orders  were  issued  from  Grand  Army 
headquarters : — 


Headquarters  Department  of  New  Hampshire, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

Concord,  Aug.  6,  1889. 

General  Orders,    ) 
No.  6.  X 


IV.  The  Department  officers  have  accepted  an  invitation 
extended  by  the  city  of  Nashua,  N.  H.,  to  dedicate  a  Soldiers' 
and  Sailors'  Monument  in  that  city,  October  15,  1889,  and  a 
cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  all  of  the  Posts  in  this  Depart- 
ment to  be  present  and  participate  in  the  ceremonies.  Post 
Commanders  are  requested  to  bring  this  subject  before  their  re- 
spective Posts  for  their  action,  at  the  first  meeting  of  their  Posts 
after  receiving  this  order,  and  will  notify  (by  letter)  Col.  E.  J. 
Copp,  Chief  Marshal,  of  their  acceptance  and  the  probable 
number  of  comrades  that  will  be  present.  They  will  also  re- 
port to  Col.  Copp  upon  their  arrival  in  Nashua  on  the  day 
specified,  for  assignment  to  position  in  column. 

V.  The  Commander  of  John  G.  Foster  Post,  No.  7.  will 
detail  one  comrade  to  act  as  Officer  of  the  Day,  one  comrade 
to  act  as  Officer  of  the  Guard,  and  six  comrades  (three  sol- 
diers and  three  sailors)  to  act  as  Guard  of  Honor,  and  report 
their  names  to  the  Assistant  Adjutant  General  immediately. 

VI.  The  Department  Commander  is  assured  that  the  vari- 
ous railroads  in  the  state  will  issue  round  trip  tickets  at  the 
lowest  possible  rates,  which  will  soon  be  published  ;  and  it  is 
hoped  that  the  comrades  will  avail  themselves  of  this  opportu- 
nity, turn  out  out  with  full  ranks,  and  pay  honor  to  the  memo- 
ry of  the  heroic  dead. 

VII.  If  the  date  of  the  dedication  of  the  monument  should 
be  changed,  due  notice  will  be  given. 

By  command  of 

J.  F.  Grimes,  Department  Commander. 
James  Minot,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 


GENERAL   ORDERS.  65 

Headquarters  Department  of  New  Hampshire, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

Concord,  Sept.  23,  1889. 

General  Orders,  ) 

No.  9.  | 

I.  Post  Commanders  are  reminded  that  the  time  fixed — 
October  15th — for  the  dedication  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors' 
Monument  at  the  city  of  Nashua,  N.  H.,  is  near  at  hand,  and 
as  they  are  to  be  the  guests  of  the  city  upon  that  occasion,  it  is 
very  essential  that  they  report  their  acceptance  or  non-accept- 
ance of  the  invitation,  with  the  probable  number  that  will  be 
present,  by  letter,  as  directed  by  Section  IV  of  General  Orders 
No.  6  from  these  Headquarters,  in  order  that  the  city  may 
know  the  number  for  which  to  provide  entertainment.  Posts 
that  have  not  so  reported  will  do  so  at  once. 

II.  A  collation  will  be  served  to  the  comrades  as  near  12 
o'clock  M.  as  possible  and  the  dedicatory  exercises  will  com- 
mence about  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  and  close  in  season  to  allow  the 
comrades  to  return  to  their  homes,  that  night,  if  they  desire. 

III.  The  Concord,  Cheshire,  Boston  &  Maine,  Old  Col- 
ony, and  Fitchburg  Railroads,  and  leased  lines,  have  agreed  to 
carry  passengers  at  1  1-2  cents  per  mile,  and  in  no  case  shall 
the  fare  exceed  three  dollars  for  the  round  trip  whatever  the 
distance  may  be. 

Tickets  will  be  on  sale  at  all  the  principal  stations,  and  good 
going  to  Nashua  on  the  14th  and  15th  and  returning  on  the 
15th  and  16th  days  of  October. 

IV.  All  the  Staff  Officers  are  cordially  invited  to  be  present 
at  the  dedication  and  will  notify  the  Assistant  Adjutant  Gener- 
al of  their  acceptance  by  letter  without  delay. 

V.  The  following  named  officers  are  directed  to  report  to 
the  Department  Commander  at  Nashua,  N.  H.,  as  earlv  as 
practicable  on  the  day  of  the  dedication  and  take  the  respec- 
tive parts  assigned  them  in  the  dedicatory  exercises  : — 

Thomas  Cogswell,  Senior  Vice  Dep't  Commander. 

George  E.  Hodgdon,  Junior  Vice  Dep't  Commander. 

James  K.  Ewer,  Chaplain. 

James  Minot,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

VI.  Comrades  G.  F.  Bailey  and  J.  L.  Burgess,  of  Post  No. 
7,  G.  A.  R.,  are  hereby  detailed  as  Officer  of  the  Day  and  Offi- 
cer of  the  Guard,  respectively,  and  will  report  to  the  Assistant 


66  GENERAL    ORDERS. 

Adjutant-General  for  duty  at  1  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  of  the 
dedication. 

By  command  of 

J.  F.  Grimes,  Department  Commander. 

James  Minot,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 


THE  MONUMENT. 


THE  MONUMENT. 


The  Monument  is  an  imposing  structure,  and  as  a  creation 
of  memorial  art,  for  beauty  of  design  and  appropriate  expres- 
sion to  commemorate  the  deeds  of  the  men  whose  memories  it 
is  intended  to  perpetuate,  has  seldom  been  equalled. 

The  Monument  is  located  near  the  south  east  corner  of  Ab- 
bot Square,  at  the  head  of  Main  street,  and  far  to  the  south, 
beyond  the  City  Hall  Building,  the  view  is  unobstructed. 

It  is  built  of  granite  and  is  as  solid  and  should  endure  as  the 
very  hills  themselves.  The  foundation  is  of  solid  masonry 
eleven  feet  below  the  surface  of  the  earth.  The  base  is  fifteen 
feet  and  six  inches  square  and  the  Monument  is  fifty-two  feet 
and  eight  inches  in  height,  with  castellated  shaft.  The  main 
die  is  hammered  and  the  blocks  forming  the  column  alter- 
nate hammered  and  rough  ashler,  the  contrast  being  perfect. 
The  inscription  on  the  bronze  tablet  on  the  South  face  of  the 
die  is  : — 

A    TRIBUTE 

TO    THE    MEN    OF    NASHUA 

WHO    SERVED    THEIR    COUNTRY 

ON    LAND    OR    SEA 

DURING    THE    WAR    OF    THE    REBELLION, 

AND    AIDED    IN 

PRESERVING    THE    INTEGRITY 

OF    THE 

FEDERAL    UNION 

A.  D.  1861-1865. 


ERECTED    BY    THE    CITY    OF    NASHUA 
A.    D.     1889. 


70  THE  MONUMENT. 

On  this  side  of  the  die,  above  the  inscription,  in  bronze  and 
tastefully  grouped,  are  the  emblems  of  the  cavalry  arm  of  the 
service.  The  group  consists  of  a  saddle,  thrown  carelessly 
against  a  stone  wall,  upon  which  is  a  hat  and  blanket ; 
upon  the  side  and  below  are  the  canteen,  sword,  rifle, 
straps,  pistol  and  other  trappings,  with  a  bugle  lying  upon  the 
ground  at  the  left. 

The  tablet  on  the  North  face  of  the  die  is  given  to  appropri- 
ate quotations,  as  follows  : — 

'"the  union  ought  to  be  considered  as  a  main  prop 
of  your  liberties,  and  the  love  of  the  one  ought  to 

endear    to    you    the    preservation    of   the   other." 

[Washington's  farewell  address. 


"OUR    FEDERAL    UNION;      IT    MUST    BE    PRESERVED." [AN- 
DREW JACKSON. 


"LIBERTY  AND  UNION,  NOW  AND  FOREVER,  ONE  AND  IN- 
SEPARABLE."  [DANIEL    WEBSTER. 

"  THAT  FROM  THESE  HONORED  DEAD  WE  TAKE  INCREASED 
DEVOTION  TO  THAT  CAUSE  FOR  WHICH  THEY  GAVE  THE 
LAST  FULL  MEASURE  OF  DEVOTION  ;  THAT  WE  HERE  HIGH- 
LY RESOLVE  THAT  THESE  DEAD  SHALL  NOT  HAVE  DIED  IN 
VAIN  AND  THAT  GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  PEOPLE,  BY  THE 
PEOPLE,  FOR  THE  PEOPLE,  SHALL  NOT  PERISH  FROM  THE 
EARTH. [ABRAHAM    LINCOLN. 


"LET    US    HAVE    PEACE." [u.  S.  GRANT. 

The  bronze  emblem  above  the  inscriptions  on  this  side  of 
the  die  consists  of  a  group  of  three  cannon,  with  an  artillery 
wheel  below  and  two  rammers  perpendicular. 


THE  MONUMENT.  71 

The  bas-relief,  in  bronze,  upon  the  East  face  of  the  die,  rep- 
resents the  sinking  of  the  Alabama  by  the  Kearsarge,  June 
19,  1864,  off  the  coast  of  France.  The  Alabama  is  engulfed, 
sinking  in  the  sea,  while  the  victorious  Kearsarge  is  seen  in  the 
background,  on  even  keel,  seemingly  uninjured  by  the  fight. 
Above,  on  the  top  of  the  die,  stands  a  bold  and  defiant  sailor 
in  bronze,  7  feet  2  inches  in  height.  His  right  arm  is  extended 
above  his  head  ;  his  right  hand  grasps  a  cutlass,  his  left  hand 
holding  a  rope,  a  coil  of  which  lays  at  his  feet.  The  idea  con- 
veyed is  that  he  is  about  to  board  an  enemy's  ship.  The  band 
upon  his  hat  is  inscribed  "Kearsarge."  The  appropriateness 
of  this  tablet  and  figure  is  found  in  the  fact  that  the  victorious 
war  ship  bore  the  name  of  a  New  Hampshire  mountain  and  is 
therefore  identified  with  this  State.  It  is  also  found  in  the  fact 
that  the  last  male  descendant  of  Matthew  Thornton,  the  signer 
of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Capt.  James  S.  Thornton ^ 
whose  body  lies  buried  at  Thornton's  Ferry,  was  the  executive 
officer  of  the  Kearsarge  in  the  memorable  engagement,  and  di- 
rected the  guns  that  brought  victory  and  honor  to  his  countrv. 

The  bas-relief  upon  the  West  face  of  the  die  is  allegorical 
and  of  special  significance.  The  capitol  of  the  nation  appears 
upon  the  right  background  and  a  ruined  Southern  dwelling 
house  upon  the  left,  in  front  of  which  stands  a  stack  of  mus- 
kets, resting  upon  which  is  a  furled  rebel  flag.  The  Goddess 
of  Libertv,  with  hroken  chains  at  her  feet  and  with  out- 
stretched hands,  stands  in  the  center ;  before  her  in  kneeling 
attitude  is  a  colored  man  over  whose  head  a  Federal  and  Con- 
federate soldier  have  clasped  hands  in  the  bonds  of  peace, 
while  a  ribbon  border  across  the  top  and  bottom  bears  the  in- 
scription :  "  With  malice  toward  none  ;  with  charitv  for  all." 
Upon  the  top  of  this  side  of  the  die  stands  a  spirited  figure,  in 
bronze,  of  an  infantryman  in  the  act  of  raising  and  cocking  his 


72  THE  MONUMENT 

rifle.  The  figure,  upon  which  is  a  haversack,  cartridge- 
box  and  canteen,  leans  forward  ;  the  gaze  is  intently  fixed  on  a 
far  away  object,  while  every  nerve  is  strained  to  the  utmost 
tension.  The  thought  of  the  beholder  instantly  grasps  the  idea 
that  the  soldier  is  represented,  either  as  a  skirmisher,  or  on  a 
lonely  picket  line,  and  that  an  important  movement  of  the  ene- 
my is  being  watched  with  absorbing  interest.  We  doubt  if 
the  figures  of  the  soldier  and  sailor  of  this  Monument  are 
equalled  by  any  in  this  country.  Equalled  or  excelled,  they 
are  perfect  works  of  art  and  a  credit  to  artist  and  committee. 

On  the  four  sides  of  the  capstone  of  the  shaft,  there 
are  four  bronze  shields  ;  the  one  upon  the  South  face  is  a  copy 
of  the  seal  of  the  State  ;  that  upon  the  North,  a  copy  of  the  seal 
of  the  City,  and  those  upon  the  East  and  West  are  copies  of 
the  United  States  shield.  The  stone  is  ornamented  with  col- 
umns at  the  corners  and  with  raised  stars  at  the  top. 

Standing  upon  a  pedestal  of  proper  proportions  and  crown- 
ing the  whole,  is  a  statue  representing  Victory.  It  is  nine  feet 
high  and  carved  from  New  Hampshire  Granite.  Its  symmetry 
is  perfect.  The  features  are  beautiful ;  firm,  yet  benign  ;  the 
drapery  flowing  and  graceful  in  folds  ;  the  effect  perfect  in  art. 
The  right  hand  rests  upon  the  symbolic  shield  of  the  country, 
and  the  extended  left  holds  a  laurel  wreath  in  bronze. 

This  Monument  has  been  erected  to  commemorate  the  pn- 
triotism  and  valor  of  the  thirteen  hundred  and  fifty-five  men  of 
Nashua,  who  served  their  Country  as  Soldiers  or  Sailors  dur- 
ing the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  whose  names  are  deposited  in 
the  Corner-Stone  It  is  a  worthy  and  appropriate  tribute  to 
the  living  and  dead  of  the  army  and  navy  of  the  Union,  and 
when  it  shall  have  been  improved  by  adding  statues  of  a  cav- 
alryman and  artilleryman  in  bronze,  in  place  of  the  emblems 
now  upon  the  North  and  South  faces  of  the  second  die,  there 


THE  MONUMENT.  73 

will  be  no  Monument  in  our  country — at  whatever  cost — that 
will  more  approoriately  mark  the  greatest  epoch  liberty  has 
ever  known. 

Note. — The  design  and  general  plan  of  the  Monument  was  made  by 
Mr.  T.  M.  Perry,  Architect  for  Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field  of  Quincy, 
Mass.  The  model  of  the  Sailor  was  made  by  S.  J.  O'Kelly,  sculptor, 
of  Boston,  and  was  cast  by  M.  H.  Mosman,  of  Chicopee,  Mass.  The 
model  of  the  Skirmisher  (the  soldier)  was  made  by  C.  Buberl,  of  New 
York,  and  was  cast  by  the  Henry  Bonnard  Bronze  Co.,  of  New  York. 
The  model  of  the  Artillery  emblem  was  made  and  the  same  was  cast  by 
M.  H.  Mosman,  of  Chicopee,  Mass.,  who  also  furnished  the  model  of  the 
Emancipation  bas-relief  and  the  two  lettered  panels,  and  cast  the  same. 
The  model  of  the  Cavalry  emblem,  the  bas-relief  of  the  sinking  of  the 
Alabama,  City  Seals  and  U.  S.  shields,  and  the  surmounting  Statue  of 
Victory  were  modelled  by  Beattie  &  Brooks,  sculptors,  Quincy,  Mass. 
The  Cavalry  emblem  and  Naval  bas-relief  were  cast  by  Henry  Bonnard 
Bronze  Co..  of  NY.  The  City  Seals  and  U.  S.  Shields  were  cast  by  M.  H  . 
Mosman,  of  Chicopee.  Mass.  The  surmounting  figure  of  Victory,  carved 
from  a  block  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  granite,  was  executed  in  the  works  of 
Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field,  by  their  own  sculptors.  All  the  granite 
work  of  the  Monument  was  executed  in  the  works  of  the  contractors 
and  builders,  Messrs.  Frederick  &  Field,  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  who  erected 
the  Monument.  The  foundation  of  the  Monument — which  is  eleven 
feet  deep,  and  fifteen  feet  and  six  inches  square  at  the  top,  and  flares  reg- 
ularly to  the  bottom,  where  it  is  eighteen  feet  square — is  built  from 
granite  raised  from  the  Nashua  quarry,  and  was  laid  by  Charles  W. 
Stevens,  of  Nashua,  under  the  direction  of  Frederick  &  Field.  The 
dedicatory  inscription  on  the  bronze  tablet  inserted  in  the  south  or 
front  face  of  the  die  of  the  Monument,  and  the  quotations  from  emi- 
nent Americans,  on  the  bronze  tablet  inserted  in  the  north  face  of  the 
same,  were  prepared  by  Col.  Frank  G.  Noyes,  of  Nashua. 


THE  DAY. 


THE  DAY. 


The  fifteenth  day  of  October,  1889. 

It  was  a  perfect  autumn  day,  bright  and  beautiful.  The 
air  was  cool  and  bracing.  It  was  the  day  to  which  the  peo- 
ple of  Nashua  had  looked  forward  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a 
century  ;  the  day  on  which  a  Monument  was  to  be  dedicated 
to  the  memory  of  sons  and  brothers,  of  husbands  and  fathers, 
who,  in  the  pride  and  strength  of  their  manhood,  went 
forth  to  battle  for  the  integrity  of  the  nation  as  a  federal 
union ;  which  should  set  the  bondman  free  and  preserve 
the  liberties  of  the  people.  The  city  was  decked  in  its 
finest  raiment.  Public  and  private  buildings  were  elaborately 
decorated  with  flags  and  banners  and  bunting,  and  hundreds  of 
beautiful  and  ingenious  devices,  which  testified  to  the  patriotic 
feeling  and  general  interest  which  the  public  had  in  the  grand 
event.  It  was  surely  Veterans'  day.  The  factories  closed, 
business  suspended,  the  streets  crowded  with  people,  the 
assemblage  of  many  distinguished  personages  to  do  honor  to 
the  occasion,  the  gathering  together  of  more  than  three  thou- 
sand veterans  of  the  war  who  were  comrades  on  weary 
marches,  lonely  bivouacs  and  bloody  fields,  irresistably 
turned  the  mind  back  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  to  a 
time  when  the  whole  nation  swayed  and  staggered  under  the 
mighty  power  of  civil  war  ;  when  far  away  under  the  South- 
ern sun,  the  true-hearted  "boys  in  blue"  were  giving  their 
lives  to  protect  those  institutions  that  were  priceless  heirlooms 


78  THE  DAT. 

to  the  loyal  northern  heart.  Nashua  in  tender  remembrance, 
had  called  together  her  sons  and  daughters  to  do  honor  to  those 
heroes  and  their  surviving  comrades. 

Before  eight  o'clock,  hundreds  of  vehicles  that  brought  visit- 
ors from  the  suburbs  and  the  adjoining  towns  were  upon  the 
streets,  and  the  highways  were  thronged  with  thousands  of 
pedestrians. 

The  arrival  of  the  early  railway  trains  brought  large  delega- 
tions, and  when  the  later  trains  came  rolling  in,  they  were  liter- 
ally burdened  with  loads  of  war  veterans  and  people  from  the 
cities  and  towns  of  the  State  and  Massachusetts,  and  invited 
guests  from  places  both  near  and  remote.  The  visiting  Grand 
Army  Posts,  Veteran  Soldiers  and  Sailors  unattached,  the  Mil- 
itary and  other  organizations,  and  invited  guests  were  received 
and  welcomed  upon  their  arrival  at  the  several  railroad  stations 
by  special  committees  of  citizens,  and  escorted  to  the  various 
rendezvous.  The  veterans,  the  military  and  other  organized 
bodies  were  then  "  off  duty  "  until  the  call  for  dinner.  All 
other  specially  invited  guests  were  escorted  to  the  City  Hall, 
where  the  Ma}ror  and  members  of  the  City  Councils  and  the 
general  committee  on  reception  warmly  welcomed  them. 

Provision  had  been  made  to  organize  a  Division  composed 
of  veterans  who  should  be  present,  unattached  to  any  post  or 
other  organization.  Col.  Dana  W.  King  was  assigned  to 
duty,  as  chief  of  this  Division.  He  established  a  rendezvous 
at  the  park  in  Railroad  Square,  and  appointed  special  aids, 
with  instructions  to  attend  the  arrival  of  all  railroad  trains, 
and  otherwise  to  scour  the  city  in  search  of  recruits,  to  enlist 
for  the  day  and  march  under  the  flag  of  this  old  veteran's  divis- 
ion. This  resulted  in  the  gathering  at  the  rendezvous  of  more 
than  an  hundred  grizzled  veterans  who  were  heartily  wel- 
comed, and  were  gratified  that  Nashua  had  provided  a  place 


THE  DAT.  79 

for  them,  although  nearly  all  had  come  to  town  as  strangers. 
Col.  King  organized  them  as  a  battalion,  which  comprised  in 
its  ranks  many  men  of  eminence,  among  whom  were  a  Past 
Department  Commander  of  Maine  and  many  others  of  equal 
rank  who  had  served  their  country  on  land  or  sea.  After  din- 
ing with  the  thousands  on  the  North  Common,  this  batallion 
was  assigned  to  a  place  in  the  line  on  the  right  of  the  fourth 
division.  The  Lisbon  Drum  Corps,  22  pieces,  Bailey,  leader, 
which  plaved  martial  music  after  the  manner  of  fifty  years  ago 
marched  proudly  at  the  head  of  this  unique  command. 

Twelve  o'clock,  noon,  was  announced  in  general  orders  as 
the  hour  for  dinner.  Preparation  had  been  made  to  entertain 
all  guests  of  the  city  with  dinner  and  other  needed  refresh- 
ments. The  committee  on  entertainment  had  made  ample 
provision  to  furnish  '*  a  square  meal  "  to  every  old  soldier  and 
sailor  in  Nashua  on  that  day, — whether  in  or  out  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic — to  all  the  Military,  and  to  all  the  Sons 
of  Veterans  present.  Two  Yale  tents  of  the  largest  size  were 
pitched  on  the  North  Common,  and  in  these  tents,  between  the 
hours  of  twelve  and  one  o'clock,  forty-five  hundred  men  par- 
took of  an  abundant  dinner.  The  rations  consisted  of  baked 
beans,  beef,  ham,  and  tongue,  brown  and  white  bread,  dough- 
nuts, pickles,  fruit  and  coffee,  and  all  in  ample  supply. 

The  Mayor  in  behalf  of  the  City  Government  had  issued 
cards  of  invitation  to  his  excellency  the  Governor  and  Staff, 
to  the  members  of  the  Governor's  Council,  the  Judges  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  the  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  of  the  Department  of  New  Hampshire,  and  staff, 
the  Brigade  Commander  and  the  field  and  staff  officers  ot  the 
New  Hampshire  National  Guard,  the  New  Hampshire  dele- 
gation in  Congress  and  many  other  distinguished  guests,  to 
partake  of  a  complimentary  luncheon  at  the  Tremont  House, 


80  THE  DAT. 

at  12  M.,  noon.  At  this  feast,  upwards  of  two  hundred  guests 
of  the  city  were  entertained. 

Some  of  the  visitors  were  invited  to  the  homes  of  friends  in 
the  city  ;  others  were  cared  for  at  the  hotels,  and  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  no  guest  of  the  city  on  that  day  was  unprovided  with 
ample,  hearty  and  satifactory  entertainment. 

Meanwhile  the  streets  were  thronged  with  a  multitude  of 
people,  and  all  seemed  supremely  happy. 


THE  PROCESSION. 


THE  PROCESSION. 


At  one  o'clock,  p.  m.,  lines  were  formed  by  Divisions  under 
the  direction  of  Chiefs  of  Divisions,  as  announced  in  General 
Orders  and  were  as  follows  : — 

First  Division  upon  westerly  side  of  Main  street,  with  right 
resting  at  Factory  street. 

Second  Division  upon  Temple  street,  right  resting  upon 
Main  street. 

Third  Division  upon  East  Pearl  street,  with  right  resting 
upon  Main  street. 

Fourth  Division  upon  Main  street,  with  right  resting  upon 
Hollis  street. 

Half-past  one  o'clock  in"  the  afternoon  was  the  appointed 
time  for  the  column  to  move.  As  soon  as  the  several  divisions 
were  formed,  the  order  to  march  was  sounded,  and  the  proces- 
sion moved  in  the  order  given  below  : — 

Through  Main  street  to  Belmont  street,  thence  counter- 
marching through  Main  to  Concord  street,  Concord  street  to 
Courtland  street,  Courtland  street  to  Webster  street,  Webster 
street  to  Hall  street.  Hall  street  to  Concord  street,  Concord 
street  to  Crescent  street,  Ci'escent  street  to  Abbot  street,  Abbot 
street  to  Abbot  Square. 


84 


THE  PROCESSION. 


Assistant  City  Marshal,  W.  W.  Wheeler. 

Platoon  of  Eight  Policemen. 

Chief  Marshal,  Col.  E.J.  Copp. 

Chief  of  Staff,  Dr.  R.  B.   Prescott. 

MARSHALS    AND    AIDS. 


Col.  R.  P.  Staniels  of  Concord, 
Col.  John  B.  Hall  of  Manchester, 
Col.  W.  E.  Spalding  of  Nashua. 
Col.  J.  W.  Crosby  of  Milford, 
Maj.  W.  H.  Cheever  of  Nashua, 
Adjt.  C.  E.  Faxon  of  Nashua, 
Lieut.  G.  P.  Kimball  of  Nashua, 
Dr.  C.  S.  Collins  of  Nashua, 
G.  F.  Hammond  of  Nashua, 
F.  E.  Marsh  of  Nashua, 
L.  P.  A.  Lavoie  of  Nashua, 
B.  S.  Woods  of  Nashua, 
Col.  J.  J.  Dillon  of  Manchester, 
Col.  F.  E.  Kaley  of  Milford, 


Col.  H.  M.  Goodrich  of  Nashua, 

Capt.  M.  L.  Morrison,  Peterboro', 

Dr.  G.  F.  Wilbur  of  Nashua, 

W.  A.  Gregg  of  Nashua, 

J.  H.  Dunlap  of  Nashua, 

Capt.  C.  E.Nelson  of  Derby  Line, 

John  H.  Vickery  of  Nashua, 

P.  Lonergan  of  Nashua, 

Darius  Whithed  of  Lowell, 

John  Welch  of  Lowell, 

Daniel  Walker  of  Lowell, 

D.  W.  Hayden  of  Hollis, 

C.  H.  Moore  of  Nashua, 

Arthur  D.  Ramsdell  of  Nashua. 


SIGNAL   CORPS. 


FIRST  DIVISION. 


Second  Regiment  Band,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  W.  A.  Cummings,  bandmaster. 

First  Brigade,  New  Hampshire  National  Guard, 

Brig.-Gen,  J.  N.  Patterson,  Commanding. 

STAFF. 
Lieut. -Col.  George  W.  Gould,  Assistant  Adjutant-General, 
Major  Albert  N.  Dow,  Assistant  Inspector  General, 
Major  Harry  B.  Cilley,  Inspector  of  Rifle  Practice. 
Major  Frank  W.  Rollins,  Judge  Advocate, 
Captain  Daniel  H.  Gienty,  Aid-de-Camp, 
Captain  Frank  L.  Kimball,  Aid-de-Camp, 
Brig.  Color  Sergeant,  Arthur  H.  Knowlton. 
Second  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  National  Guard, 
Col.  A.  W.  Metcalf,  Commanding. 


THE  PROCESSION.  85 

Lieut.-Col.  Jason  E.  Tolles, 
Major  Francis  O.  Nims, 
First  Lieut.  Sumner  Nims,  Adjutant, 
First  Lieut.  E.  W.  Emerson,  Quartermaster, 
Captain  C.  A.  Roby,  Paymaster, 
Major  George  W.  Flagg,  Surgeon, 
Captain  William  H.  Nute.  Assistant-Surgeon, 
Captain  Henry  B.  Smith,   Chaplain. 
Sergeant  Major  E.  P.  Whitney,   Quartermaster  Sergeant  G.   E.   Dan- 
forth,  Commissary  Sergeant,  F.  H.  Weeks,  Hospital  Steward.  G.  C. 
Shedd,    Drum  Major,    S.  M.  Hoyt,    Color  Sergeant  D.  P.  Barker, 
Band  Master  W.  A.  Cummings. 
Foster   Rifles,   Co.   I.     E.  H.  Parmenter,   captain;  W.    H.   Goodspeed, 

first  lieutenant;  W.  R.  Seaman,  second  lieutenant. 

Smith  Rifles,  Co.  K,  of  Hillsborough  Bridge.     L.  E.  Nichols,  captain ; 

John  W.  Craine,  first  lieutenant;  Homer  A.  White,  second 

lieutenant. 

Keene  Light  Guard,  Co.  H.    J.  P.  Wellman,  captain  ;  Frank  Chapman, 

first  lieutenant:   E.  A.  Shaw,  second  lieutenant. 
Keene  Light  Guard,  Co.  G.     Charles  W.  Starkey,  captain;  E.  O.  Up- 

ham,  first  lieutenant;  Charles  E.  Joslin,  second  lieutenant. 
Company  C,   of"  Nashua.     Hiram  S.  Stevens,   captain;  Arthur  D.  Far- 
ley, first  lieutenant;  William  H.  Livingstone,  second  lieutenant. 
Manchester  Battalion  of  Infantry. 
Col.  G.  M.  L.  Lane.  Commanding. 
Drum  Corps  of  Company  K,  First  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G.     Six  men. 
Col.  G.  M.  L.  Lane, 
Major  P.  A.  Devine, 

Acting  Adjutant,  First  Lieut.  J.  F.  Reardon, 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  T.  E.  F.  McDerby, 
Sheridan  Guards,  Co.  B,  First  Regiment,  N.  H.  N.  G.     D.  F.  Shea, 
captain;  J.  F.  Reardon,  first  lieutenant;  William  Sullivan, 
second  lieutenant. 
City  Guards,  Co.  E,   First  Regiment,   N.  H.  N.  G.     B.  N.  Wilson, 
captain;  Frank  W.  Tibbitts,  first  lientenant;  John  B. 
Rogers,  second  lieutenant. 


86  THE  PROCESSION. 

Manchester  High  School  Cadets.     W.  Parker,  captain;  A.  W.  Morgan, 

first  lieutenant;  A.  F.  Wheat,  second  lieutenant. 
Lafayette  Guards,  Co.   H,  First  Regiment,  N.   H.  N.  G.    Jeremie  H. 

Solej,  first  lieutenant;  Frank  H.  Lussier,  second  lieutenant. 

Company  K,  of  Manchester,    First  Regiment,    N.   H.   N.   G.     P.   H. 

O'Malley,  captain ;  T.  H.  Kendrigan,  first  lieutenant,  John 

Fitzmorice,  second  lieutenant. 

Detachment  Third  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  National  Guard. 

Maj.  William  A.  Messer,  Commanding. 
Weston  Guards,  Co.  D,   Pittsfield,   Walter  Langmaid,   first  lieutenant ; 

commanding;  Delta  H.  Merrill,  second  lieutenant. 

State  Capital  Guards,  Co.  C,  Concord,  William  C.  Trenoweth,  captain  ; 

H.  B.  Roby,  first  lieutenant;  Thomas  P.  Davis,  second 

lieutenant. 

Manchester  Cornet  Band,  J.  D.  Ricord,  leader. 

Amoskeag  Veterans,  Major  E.  F.  Trow,  Commanding;  Captain  John 

B.  Abbot,  Adjutant. 
Manchester  Cadets,   Frank  L.  Downs,  captain;  Ed.  T.  KnowlLon,  first 

lieutenant;  Ed.  R.  Robinson,  second  lieutenant. 

Nashua  High  School   Cadets,  R.  S.  Wason,  captain;    M.  W.  Mitchell, 

first  lieutenant;  W.  S.  Williams,  second  lieutenant. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  THE  GOVERNOR  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 
AND  STAFF,   (Mounted.) 
His  Excellency,  David  H.  Goodell,  Governor, 
Maj-Gen.  Augustus  D.  Ayling,  Adjutant-Generai,  Concord, 
Brig. -Gen.  Elbert  Wheeler,  Inspector-Generai,  Nashua, 
Brig.-General  Charles  O.  Hurlbut,  Quartermaster-General,  Lebanon, 
Brig. -Gen.  Sylvester  Little,  Commissary-General,  Antrim, 
Brig.-Gen.  John  H.  Cutler,  Surgeon-General,  Peterborough, 
Col.  Fred  A.  Palmer,  Aide-de-Camp,  Derry  Depot, 
Col.  Daniel  F.  Healy,  Aide-de-Camp,  Manchester, 
Col.  Stephen  S.  Jewett,  Aide-de-Camp,  Laconia, 
Col.  Edward  M.  Gilman,  Aide-de-Camp,  Nashua. 


THE  PROCESSION.  87 

First  Light  Battery,  N.  H.  N.  G. 
Samuel  S.  Piper,  Captain, 
Edward  H.  Currier,  First  Lieutenant, 
Silas  R.  Wallace,  First  Lieutenant, 
John  A.  Barker,  Second  Lieutenant. 

SECOND    DIVISION. 

Dunstable   Cornet  Band,  C.  W.  Spalding,  leader. 
Captain  Charles  W.  Stevens,  Chief  of  Division,  and  Staff. 
John  G.  Foster  Post,   No.  7,  G.   A.   R.,  Nashua,  Alfred  Chase,  com- 
mander. 
General  J.  G.   Foster  Post,   No.  163,   G.  A.  R.,   South   Framingham, 
Mass.,  William  F.  Brown,  commander. 
Worcester  Cornet  Band. 
George  A.  Ward  Post,  No.  10,  G.  A.  R.,  Worcester,  Mass.,  A.  M.  Par- 
ker, commander. 
General  Lander  Post,  No.  5,  G.  A.  R.,  Lynn,  Mass.,  Eli  W.  Hall, 
commander. 

Major  Howe  Post,  No.  47,  G.  A.  R.,  Haverhill,  Mass.,  

commander. 

Lowell  Cornet  Band. 

B.  F.  Butler  Post,  No.  42,  G.  A.  R.,   Lowell,  Mass.,    Charles  A.  R.  Di- 

mon.  commander. 

Cornet  Band. 

James  A.   Garfield    Post,  No.   120,   G.   A.   R.,   Lowell,   Mass.,   L.   A. 

French,  commander. 

Cornet  Band. 

Ladd  and  Whitney  Post,  No.  185.  G.  A.  R.,  Lowell,  Mass.,    Franklin 

S.  Pevey,  commander. 
E.  S.  Clark  Post,  No.  115,  G.  A.  R.,  Groton,  Mass.,  John  S.  Hartwell, 

commander. 
George  S.  Boutwell  Post,  No.  48,    G.  A.  R.,  Ayer,   Mass.,   George  L. 

Sawyer,  commander. 

Thomas  A.  Parker   Post,  No.  195,  G.  A.  R.,  Pepperell,  Mass.,  George 

H.  Morrill,  commander. 


88  THE  PROCESSION. 

Old  Concord   Post,   No.   180,   G.  A.  R.,    Concord,    Mass.,   George   F. 

Wheeler,  commander. 

Edwin  V.  Sumner  Post,  No.  19,  G.  A.  R.,  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Charles 

H.  Glazier,  commander. 

THIRD   DIVISION. 

Milford  Cornet  Band,  D.  Arthur  Vittum,  leader. 

Captain  M.  A.  Taylor,  Chief  of  Division,  and  Staff. 

Oliver  W.  Lull  Post,  No.  11,  G.  A.  R.,  Milford,   N.  H..   H.  F.  Warren. 

commander. 
Louis  Bell  Post,  No.  3,  G.  A.  R.,  Manchester,  N.  H.,  Charles  A.  Frost, 

commander. 
Willard  K.  Cobb  Post,    No.  29,   G.  A.  R.,   Pittsfield.  N.  H.,   John  M. 

Gilman,  commander. 
Stover  Post,  No.  1,  G.  A.  R.,  Portsmouth,   N.  H.,  B.    Stowe  Laskey, 

commander. 

Dover  Cornet  Band. 

C.  W.  Sawyer  Post,   No.  17,   G.  A.  R.,  Dover,  N.  H.,  William  Drew, 

commander. 
E.  E.  Sturtevant  Post,  No.  2,  G.  A.  R.,  Concord,  N.  H..  E.  H.  Dixon, 

commander. 
William   I.   Brown  Post,  No.  31,  G.  A.   R.,  Penacook,   N.   H.,  D.  E. 

Jones,  commander. 
Bell  Post,  No.  74,  G.  A.  R.,  Chester,  N.  H.,  A.  D.  Emery,  commander. 
A.  A.  Livermore  Post,  No.  71,   G.  A.  R.,  Wilton,  N.  H.,  H.  L.  Emer- 
son, commander. 
G.  H.  Phelps  Post,  No.  43,  G.  A.  R.,  Amherst,  N.   H.,  Cyrus  Cross. 

commander. 
Upton  Post,    No.  45,  G.  A.  R.,  Derry,  N.   H.,    W.  H.  Thomas,   com- 
mander. 
Wesley  D.  Knight  Post,  No.  41,  G.  A.  R.,  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  W.  P. 
Nevins,  commander. 
Peterborough  Cornet  Band. 
Aaron  F.  Stevens  Post,  No.  6,  G.  A.  R.,  Peterborough,  N.  H.,  Charles 

R.  Peaslee,  commander. 
J.  H.  Worcester  Post,  No.  30,  G.  A.  R.,  Hollis,  N.  H.,  Isaac  W.  Pierce, 

commander. 


THE  PROCESSION.  89 

E.  N.  Taft  Post,  No.  19,  G.  A.  R.,  Winchester,  N.  H.,  John  W.  Ham- 
mond, commander. 
Harvey  Holt  Post,    No.  15,   Ljndeborough,  N.  H.,   Jason  Holt,    com- 
mander. 
Gilman  E.  Sleeper  Post,  No.  60,  G.  A.  R.,  Salem,  N.  H.,  C  E.  Conant, 

commander. 
Stark  Fellows  Post,  No.  46,  G.  A.  R.,  Weare,  N.  H.,  A.  F.  Page,  com- 
mander. 
Herman  Shedd  Post,   No.  27,  G.  A.  R.,  Greenville,  N.  H.,  Thomas  E. 
Marshall,  commander. 
Hillsborough  Cornet  Band. 
Senator  Grimes   Post.  No.  25,  G.  A.  R.,   Hillsborough  Bridge,  N.  H., 

E.  L.  Carr,  commander. 
Ephraim  Weston  Post,  No.  89,  G.  A.  R.,  Antrim,  N.  H.,  Leander  Em- 
ery, commander. 
John  Sedgwick  Post,  No.  4,  G.  A.  R.,  Keene,  N.  H.,  Walter  W.  Gla- 
zier, commander. 

Fremont  Cadet  Band. 
Joe  Hooker  Post,  No.  51,   G.  A.  R.,  Fremont,  N.  H.,  David  W.  Coffin, 

commander. 
Col.  Putnam  Post,  No.  5,   G.  A.  R.,  Hopkinton,   N.  H.,  Sylvester  W. 

Perry,  commander. 
Davis  Post,  No.  44,  G.  A.  R.,  West  Concord,  N.  H.,  Abiel  C.  Abbott, 

commander. 

Post.   No.  — .  G.  A.  R.,  Danville.  N.  H..  David  B.   Cu- 

mer,  commander. 

FOURTH  DIVISION. 

Lisbon  Drum  Corps,  Twenty-two  Men,  Bailey,  leader. 

Captain  George  E.  Heath,  Chief  of  Division  and  Staff. 
Division  of  Veterans,  (Soldiers  and  Sailors    unattached,)   Col.    Dana 
W.  King,  commanding. 
Lieutenant-Colonel,  Natt  Shackford. 
Major,  Captain  Charles  E.  Buzzell, 
Adjutant,  Eri  Oaks. 
Sons  of  Veterans,  Col.  B.  O.  Roby.  commanding. 


90  THE  PROCESSION. 

J.  Q^.  A.  Warren  Camp,  No.  18,  Sons  of  Veterans.     George  E.  Cross, 
captain;  Eugene  H.  Paige,  first  lieutenant;  James  H.  Thorn- 
ton, second  lieutenant. 

Civic  Organizations. 
Ancient   Order   of  Hibernians,    Division   No.  1.     John  M.  Lee,   presi- 
dent; Patrick  Lonergan,  marshal;  Patrick  E.  Moran,  as- 
sistant marshal. 
Union  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Society.     E.  D.  Perrault,   president;  Dorilla 
Cardin,  marshal;  Rev.  J.  B.  H.  V.  Millette  and  Rev.  H.  A. 
Lessard,  chaplains. 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  Division  No.  2.     J.  J.  Doyle,  president; 
Marshal. 

City  Government  and  Invited  Guests,  as  follows  : 

Barouche  containing  His  Honor,  Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor;  Hon. 
Charles  H.  Burns,  Orator  of  the  Day;  Rev.  G.  W.  Grover,  Chap- 
lain; Col.  J-  W.  Grimes,  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  Department  of  New  Hampshire. 

Barouche  containing  Col.  Thomas  Cogswell,  Senior  Vice-Commander, 
G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New  Hampshire;  Hon.  George  E.  Hodg- 
don,  Junior  Vice-Commander,  G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New 
Hampshire;  Rev.  J.  R.  Wilkins.  Acting-Chaplain,  G.  A.  R.,  De- 
partment of  New  Hampshire ;  James  Minot,  Assistant  Adjutant- 
General,  G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New  Hampshire. 

Barouche  containing  Isaac  W.  Hammond,  Assistant  Quartermaster 
General,  G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New  Hampshire;  Liberty  W. 
Foskett,  Inspector,  G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New  Hampshire; 
Col.  Daniel  Hall,  Judge  Advocate,  G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  New 
Hampshire;  William  H.  Tripp,  Chief  Mustering  Officer.  G.  A.  R., 
Department  of  New  Hampshire. 

Barouches  containing  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Nashua. 

Barouches  containing  the  members  of  the  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Nashua. 

Barouche  containing  T.  M.  Perry,  Architect,  and  Messrs.  Frederick  & 
Field,  Contractors,  and  R.  A.  Maxfield,  Esq. 

Barouche  containing  the  Building  Committee  of  the  Monument. 


THE  PROCESSION.  91 

Barouche  containing  the  Majors  of  Concord,  Manchester,  Dover  and 
Keene. 

Barouches  containing  Ex-Mayors  of  Nashua  :  Honorables  V.  C.  Gilman, 
G.  H.  Whitney,  S.  D.  Chandler,  F.  A.  McKean,  Charles  Holman, 
A.  M.  Norton,  J.  A.  Spalding  and  James  H.  Tolles. 

Barouche  containing  Ex-Mayor  Dr.  Edward  Spalding;  Hon.  Isaac  W. 
Smith,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Hampshire ; 
Ex-Governor  Frederick  Smyth,  and  Ex-Governor  P.  C.  Cheney. 

Barouche  containing  Ex-Governor  B.  F.  Prescott;  Ex-Governor  Moody 
Currier;  Gen.  D.  M.  White,  and  Col.  Thomas  G.  Banks. 

Barouche  containing  members  of  Governor's  Council,  Hons.  Charles 
H.  Horton;  Edward  C.  Shirley;  William  S.  Pillsbury,  Frank  C. 
Churchill,  and  Hon.  David  A.  Gregg. 

Barouche  containing  United  States  Senator  Henry  W.  Blair;  Congress- 
men Alonzo  Nute  and  Orren  C  Moore ;  and  E.  S.  Cutter,  Esq. 

Barouche  containing  Ex-Congressmen  M.  A.  Haynes,  Dr.  J.  H.  Gal- 
linger,  Luther  F.  McKinney;  and  W.  W.  Bailey,  Esq. 

Barouche  containing  Major  A.  B.  Thompson,  Secretary  of  State  of 
New  Hampshire;  Solon  A.  Carter,  State  Treasurer;  Hon.  J.  W. 
Patterson,  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  and  Major  Archi- 
bald H.  Dunlap. 

Barouche  containing  Gen.  S.  G.  Griffin,  Gen.  M.  T.  Donahoe,  Col. 
Babbitt  (9th  N.  H.  Vols.)  and  Col.  Hapgood,  (~th  N.  H.  Vols.) 

Barouche  containing  Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley;  Mr.  Charles  P.  Clark,  (late 
Commander,  U.  S.  N.)  Col.  French  and  Col.  H.  M.  Putney, 
(chairman  Board  of  Railway  Commissioners  for  New  Hampshire.) 

Barouche  containing  Hon.  Mark  F.  Burns  (Ex-Mayor  of  Somerville, 
Mass.),  Hon.  George  A.  Marden.  of  Lowell:  H.  A.  Barton,  Esq., 
anu  Hon.  E.  P.  Brown. 

Barouche  containing  Hon.  Sam.  W.  Dickinson,  George  W.  Burke.  Esq.. 
A.  N.  Flinn,  Esq.,  and  John  Field,  Esq. 

Barouche  containing  Ex-Department  Commanders,  G.  A.  R.,  of  New 
Hampshire,  James  E.  Larkin,  William  H.  Trickey,  T.  W.  Challis 
and  Alvin  S.  Eaton. 

Barouche  containing  Ex-Department  Commanders,  G.  A.  R.,  of  New 
Hampshire,  John  C.  Linehan,  Marcus  N.  Collis,  George  Farr,  and 
Otis  C.  Wvatt. 


92  THE  PROCESSION. 

Barouche  containing  Hon.  Henry  D.  Upton,  Speaker  of  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  New  Hampshire ;  Capt.  D.  B.  Newhall ;  Capt.  W. 
K.  Norton,  and  Hon.  E.  O.  Blunt. 

Barouche  containing  Hon.  D.  A.  Taggart,  President  of  the  Senate  of 
New  Hampshire;  Thomas  D.  Luce,  Esq.,  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Hillsborough  County;  Capt.  Charles  D.  Copp,  and  Mr.  O. 
Williams,  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  Nashua. 

Barouches  containing  Representatives  of  the  Press. 

Barouches  containing  members  of  the  General  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments; Committee  on  Entertainment;  Committee  on  Invitation; 
Committee  on  Order  of  Exercises  and  Printing;  Committee  on 
Transportation ;  Committee  on  Decorations ;  Committee  on  Mu- 
sic; Committee  on  Carriages,  and  Committee  on  Reception. 
Other  Guests  in  Carriages. 
Citizens  in  Carriages. 


THE  DEDICATION. 


THE  DEDICATION. 


A  raised  platform  or  grand  stand  which  seated  nearly  a  thou- 
sand people  was  erected  on  the  South  side,  or  front,  of  the 
Monument,  on  Abbot  Square. 

Admission  to  this  platform  was  by  ticket,  in  the  distribution 
of  which  especial  effort  was  made  to  furnish  them  to  widows 
and  female  relatives  of  soldiers  and  sailors  who  have  joined 
the  silent  majority,  and  to  the  families  of  living  veterans. 

On  this  platform  were  seated,  besides  those  above  mentioned, 
the  members  of  the  City  Government,  the  Governor's  Council, 
State  Officers,  ex-Governors  of  the  State,  Judges  of  the  Su- 
preme Court,  the  Congressional  Delegation  from  New  Hamp- 
shire, Mayors  of  New  Hampshire  cities,  United  States  Gov- 
ernment officials,  Past  Commanders  and  other  Past  Depart- 
ment officers  of  the  G.  A.  R.  for  New  Hampshire.  Nashua 
veterans  residing  outside  the  State,  representatives  of  the 
press,  and  other  distinguished  guests. 

Another  and  smaller  stand  was  erected  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Monument,  on  which  were  seated  the  Governor  and  Staff', 
the  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  Staff', 
the  Orator,  the  Chaplain  of  the  Day,  the  Mayor  of  Nashua 
and  the  Building  Committee  of  the  Monument. 

The  ceremonies  were  in  the  following  order : — 


96  THE  DEDICATION. 

DEDICATION 

OF   THE 

SOLDIERS'  AND  SAILORS'  MONUMENT. 

NASHUA,  N.  H.,  OCTOBER  15,  1889. 


Programme  at  Abbot  Square. 

(At  3  o'clock,  p.  m.) 

1.  Announcement  by  His  Honor,  Chas.  H.  Burke,  Mayor  of  Nash- 

ua. 

2.  Invocation  by  the  Chaplain  of  the  Day,  Rev.  G.  W.  Grover. 

3.  Unveiling  the  Monument,  by  Miss  Jennie  Josephine  Chase,  six 

years  of  age,  daughter  of  the  Commander  of  J.  G.  Foster  Post 
No.  7,  G.  A.  R.,  and 
Delivery  of  the  Monument  to  the  City  in  behalf  of  the  Build- 
ing Committee,  by  Col.  Frank  G.  Noyes. 

(Following  the  unveiling  of  the  Monument  a  National  Sa- 
lute was  fired  from  the  North  Common  by  the  1st  Battery, 
N.  H.  N.  G.,  Capt.  S.  S.  Piper  Commanding.) 

4.  Address  upon  Receiving  the  Monument  in  behalf  of  City,  by 

His  Honor,  the  Mayor. 

5.  National  Anthem,  "America,"  sung  by  the  audience,  led  by  the 

Second  Regiment  Band,  N.  H.  N.  G. 

My  country !  'tis  of  thee 
Sweet  land  of  liberty 

Of  thee  I  sing; 
Land  where  my  fathers  died 
Land  of  the  pilgrim's  pride; 
From  ev'ry  mountain  side. 

Let  freedom  ring. 

My  native  country !  thee — 
Land  of  the  noble  free, 

Thy  name  I  love  : 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills, 
My  heart  with  rapture  thrills, 

Like  that  above. 

Let  music  swell  the  breeze 
And  ring  from  all  the  trees 

Sweet  freedom's  song; 
Let  mortal  tongues  awake. 
Let  all  that  breathe  partake, 
Let  rocks  their  silence  break, 

The  sound  prolong. 


THE  DEDICATION.  97 

6.  Presentation    of  Col.  James  F.    Grimes,   Commander  of   the 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  for  the  Department  of  New 
Hampshire,  by  His  Honor,  the  Mayor,  with  the  request  that 
the  Monument  be  dedicated  in  accordance  with  the  ritual  of  the 
Order  of  the  Grand  Army. 

7.  Dedication  of  the  Monument  by  the  Department  Commander 

and  Staff  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  assisted  by  the 
comrades  of  the  Order. 

8.  Oration  by  Hon.  Charles  H.  Burns  of  Wilton. 

9.  Benediction  by  the  Acting  Chaplain  of  the  G.  A.  R.  for  the  De- 

partment of  New  Hampshire,  Rev.  E.  R.  Wilkins.  of  Concord. 

UNVEILING    OF    THE    MONUMENT,    AND    ITS    FORMAL    DELIVERY 
TO    THE    CITY. 

Upon  arriving  at  Abbot  Square,  the  column  of  procession 
was  broken  and  massed  around  the  Monument  by  the  Chief 
Marshal. 

The  audience  was  called  to  order  by  Mayor  Burke,  who 
briefly  announced  the  object  of  the  occasion. 

The  Mayor  then  introduced  the  Chaplain  of  the  Day,  Rev. 
George  VV.  Grover,  who  invoked  the  blessing  of  Deity. 

The  Building  Committee  of  the  Monument  then  arose, 
advanced  to  the  front  of  the  stand  before  the  Mayor,  and 
Colonel  Frank  G.  Noyes  in  their  behalf,  formally  delivered 
the  Monument  to  the  City. 

Colonel  Noyes  spoke  as  follows  : — 
Your  Honor,   the  JSIayor  of  Nashua  : — 

By  the  instruction  and  in  the  name  and  behalf  of  the  commit- 
tee to  whom  was  delegated  by  the  City  Councils  of  Nashua,  the 
duty  and  power  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  a  resolution  au- 
thorizing the  building  of  a  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  by 
the  people  of  this  city,  I  announce  to  you,  sir,  as  its  chief  mag- 
istrate, that  our  labors  are  ended,  our  work  is  done.  Before 
you,  behold  the  result ! 


98  THE  DEDICATION. 

[At  this  point  the  Monument  was  unveiled  by  Miss  Jennie  J. 
Chase,  six  years  of  age,  daughter  of  Commander  Chase  of  Post 
7,  amid  the  booming  of  artillery,  ringing  of  bells,  music  from 
the  bands  and  general  hurrahs  from  the  thousands  assembled, 
and  a  salute  of  42  guns  was  fired  from  the  North  Common  by 
the  First  Light  Battery,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  Capt.  S.  S.  Piper,  com- 
manding.] 

Colonel  Noyes  then  continued  : — 

It  only  remains  for  the  committee  to  surrender  to  the  city  the 
product  of  their  labor.  Therefore,  by  authority  of  the  Build- 
ing committee  here  present,  to  you,  sir,  as  the  legal  and  prop- 
er representative  of  the  City  of  Nashua,  I  now  deliver  this 
Monument.  Receive  it,  sir,  as  free  from  stain  and  we  trust  as 
enduring,  as  are  the  deeds  of  the  men  whose  memories  it  is  in- 
tended to  perpetuate. 

MAYOR    BURKE'S    ADDRESS. 

Mayor  Burke  then  accepted  the  Monument  in  behalf  of  the 
City,  and  addressed  the  people  as  follows  : — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Building   Committee  and  Fellow    Citi- 
zens : — 

As  Mayor,  it  becomes  my  duty  as  well  as  pleasure,  to  receive 
in  behalf  of  the  City  of  Nashua,  from  your  hands,  this  beauti- 
ful and  enduring  memorial  erected  by  our  grateful  city  as  a  tri- 
bute to  her  sons  who  perilled  their  lives  in  their  country's 
cause,  and  which  is  now  to  be  dedicated  with  appropriate  cere- 
monies. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Building  Committee,  it  gives  me  pleasure 
to  thank  you  in  behalf  of  the  City  Councils  and  the  citizens 
generally,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  high  trust  confided 
to  you,  and  for  the  unceasing  and  untiring  labors  that  have 


MA  TOR  BURKE'S  ADDRESS.  99 

brought  forth  this  Monument, — the  consummation  of  months 
of  earnest  effort, — which  reveals  to-day  one  of  the  most  noble 
and  artistic  memorial  structures  ever  erected  within  the  borders 
of  our  State. 

Nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  elapsed  since  the  close  of 
the  civil  war,  "  harvests  wave  on  its  battlefields  and  time  has 
obliterated  its  forts  and  trenches  and  softened  the  prejudices 
and  passions  kindled  by  the  strife." 

To  the  stranger  within  our  gates  it  may  seem  that  Nashua 
at  this  late  day  has  been  tardy  in  fulfilling  the  patriotic  and 
sacred  duty  in  here  marking,  in  appropriate  form,  her  senti- 
ments of  gratitude  to  her  citizen  soldiers. 

Shortly  after  the  close  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  the  City 
Government  voted  an  appropriation  of  $12,000  to  commemo- 
rate the  gallant  deeds  of  its  sons  in  that  contest,  but  in  conse- 
quence of  a  great  diversity  of  opinion  and  the  lack  of  unan- 
imity on  the  part  of  our  citizens  as  to  the  location,  or  as  to 
whether  a  Monument  or  a  Memorial  Hall  should  be  built, 
the  matter  was  deferred,  and  although  agitated  and  discussed 
from  time  to  time,  no  definite  action  was  taken  until  the 
present  year,  when  it  was  reserved  for  the  City  Councils  of 
1889,  which  I  have  the  honor  to  represent,  to  provide  for  and 
locate  upon  this  historic  square,  the  structure  now  before  us. 
A  fitting  and  a  worthy  tribute  to  the  brave  men  and  the  great 
sacrifices  they  made  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union  !  A 
Monument  that  will  be  a  lasting  ornament  to  the  City.  You 
have  made  it  of  granite  and  bronze,  that  it  may  withstand  the 
ravages  of  time,  and  teach  to  one  generation  after  another  les- 
sons of  loyaltv  and  patriotism. 

Upon  its  top  you  have  erected,  carved  in  solid  granite  from 
the  quarries  of  New  Hampshire,  a  statue  representing  Victory, 
with  a  crown  upon  her  head  which  denotes   the   supremacy  of 


100  MA  TOR  B  URKK  S  A  D DRESS. 

the  government ;  her  right  hand  rests  upon  the  United  States 
shield,  and  in  her  left  hand  she  holds  a  laurel  wreath,  which 
are  emblematic  of  triumph,  peace,  and  the  end  of  sectional 
strife.  The  bronze  statues  of  heroic  size  and  in  active  atti- 
tude, and  the  emblems,  which  collectively  represent  the  prin- 
cipal divisions  of  the  service  of  the  army  and  navy,  are  origi- 
nal and  of  artistic  merit. 

Upon  the  four  sides  of  the  base  of  the  pedestal  are  bronze 
bas-reliefs, — that  upon  the  West  representing,  in  plastic  art, 
scenes  and  incidents  that  illustrate  well,  in  a  simple  manner, 
the  fruits  of  the  victory  in  the  greatest  struggle  for  human 
rights  the  world  has  ever  known. 

That  upon  the  East  portrays  the  naval  engagement  between 
the  United  States  sloop  of  war  Kearsarge  and  the  notorious 
and  dreaded  Confederate  cruiser  Alabama.  Famous  as  is  this 
battle  throughout  the  world,  it  is  especially  memorable  to  us, 
from  the  fact  that  the  Kearsarge  was  named  for  one  of  the 
mountains  of  the  old  Granite  State,  and  also  because  one  of 
Nashua's  bravest  sons  was  the  executive  officer  of  the  victorious 
vessel  in  that  conflict  that  dragged  down  the  rebel  flag,  and 
sent  the  arrogant  corsair  ship  to  the  bottom  of  the  Atlantic,  off 
the  coast  of  France.  The  inscription  on  the  South  face  of  the 
Monument  proclaims  it  to  be  erected  as  lt  A  tribute  of  honor 
to  the  men  of  Nashua  who  served  their  country  on  land  or  sea 
during  the  war  of  the  rebellion  and  aided  in  preserving  the  in- 
tegrity of  the  Federal  Union."  This  inscription,  simple  in  lan- 
guage, is  an  impressive  and  fitting  expression  of  the  public 
appreciation  of  the  brave  deeds  of  the  living  and  dead. 

Upon  the  North  side,  in  raised  letters  of  polished  bronze  are 
inscribed  famous  expi-essions  touching  the  union  of  the  States, 
uttered  by  the  lips  of  some  of  the  nation's  heroes  and  greatest 
men,  from  the  days  when   the  fathers  of  the  Republic  laid  the 


THE  BE DIC A  TOR  T  EXER  CISES.  101 

foundation  of  our  government,  down  to  the  present  decade. 
There  they  will  be  read  and  pondered  by  those  who  succeed 
us,  and  in  the  history  of  our  country  they  are  recorded  and  will 
be  remembered  long  after  this  Monument,  with  its  soldier  and 
sailor  of  bronze,  shall  perhaps  have  crumbled  and  become  a 
shapeless  mass. 

Fellow  Citizens  :  May  we  hope  that  with  the  completion  of 
this  long  deferred  but  just  tribute  to  Nashua's  sons,  our  citv  has 
emerged  from  a  comparatively  inert  past  into  an  active,  en- 
terprising and  expanding  present,  an  epoch  of  wise  progress 
in  the  community,  a  period  of  material  prosperity  that  shall 
mark  the  beginning  of  the  best  and  grandest  history  in  the  life 
of  our  citv. 

Living  under  the  best  form  of  government  in  the  history  of 
the  world,  let  us  cherish  the  hope  that  those  who  are  to  come 
after  us  may  look  back,  over  the  track  of  centuries  past,  upon 
the  Monument  we  now  erect  as  the  memorial  of  a  still  united 
and  happ}'  country. 

THE    DEDICATORY    EXERCISES. 

Mayor  Burke  then  addressed  Commander  Grimes  as  fol- 
lows : — 

Comtnander    Grimes  of  the    Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
for  the    Department  of  New   Hampshire. 

Mr.    Commander  : — 

You  have  gratified  and  honored  the  people  of  Nashua  by 
appearing  here  accompanied  by  the  distinguished  veteran  offi- 
cers and  comrades  who  compose  vour  command,  in  response 
to  an  invitation  extended  to  you  by  our  municipal  councils  to 
perform  the  solemn  ceremony  of  dedicating  this  Monument, 
erected  to  honor  the  men  of  Nashua  who  served  their   country 


102  THE  DEDICATORY  EXERCISES. 

on  land  or  sea  during  the  war  of  the  rebellion   and  aided   in 
preserving  the  integrity  of  the  Federal  Union. 

It  is  therefore  my  agreeable  duty  to  ask  you  now  to  assume 
the  direction  of  affairs,  so  that  the  good  work  may  be  accom- 
plish in  accordance  with  the  ritual  of  the  order  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic. 

Commander  James  F.  Grimes  gracefully  accepted  the  invi- 
tation to  dedicate  the  Monument  and  proceeded  with  the  ritual 
of  the  order,  being  assisted  by  the  Senior  Vice  Commander 
Thomas  Cogswell ;  Junior  Vice  Commander  George  E.  Hodg- 
don  ;  Rev.  E.  R.  Wilkins  and  Acting  Chaplain,  Officer  of  the 
Day  G.  F.  Bailey. 

Col.  Grimes  spoke  as  follows : — 

Mr.   A  fay  or  : — 

In  the  name  of  my  comrades  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public, representing  as  they  do  all  soldiers  and  sailors  who  de- 
fended the  integrity  and  authority  of  the  nation,  I  thank  you 
and  those  whom  you  represent  for  this  memorial  shaft.  Its 
very  silence  is  impressive.  Without  articulate  speech,  it  is 
eloquent.  It  needs  no  words.  It  is  itself  an  oration.  It  as- 
sures us  that  our  dead  are  kept  in  remembrance, — those  dead 
who  gave  their  lives  for  the  security  of  the  citizens  and  the 
union  of  the  states.  It  is  significant  of  brave  and  loval  obedi- 
ence to  the  command  of  the  nation  always  and  everywhere, 
since  the  obligations  of  citizenship  are  not  restricted  to  time  or 
place  or  to  conflict  of  arms.  It  gives  encouragement  for  the 
future,  since  the  recognition  and  approval  it  gives  of  patriotic 
fidelity  and  heroism  will  be  an  incentive  for  the  display  of  pub- 
lic valor  and  virtue  in  all  coming  time.  There  can  be  no 
doubt,  sir,  that  the  honor  you  pay  to  the  patriot  dead,  and  to 
their  memorable  deeds,  will  serve  not  only  to  make  American 


THE  DEDICATORY  EXERCISES.         103 

citizenship  in  these  days  more  reputable,  but  also  to  maintain 
and  perpetuate,  through  all  future  generations  the  union  and 
authority  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

Adjutant,  you  will  detail  a  guard  of  honor. 

[The  Adjutant  called  the  following  names  :  James  A.  Reed, 
James  L.  Burgess,  James  Blood  and  A.  C  Gordon,  on  the 
part  of  the  soldiers,  and  Edwin  H.  Webster,  C.  H.  Holden, 
and  William  Nelson  on  the  part  of  the  sailors, — each  man  as 
his  name  was  called,  answering  "  Here."] 

Adjutant. — Commander,  the  guard  is  present. 

Commander . — Officer  of  the  Dav,  you  will  direct  the  Offi- 
cer of  the  Guard  to  station  this  detail  about  the  memorial 
shaft. 

Commander . — Holy  Scripture  saith  : — 

The  Lord  gave  the  word  :  great  was  the  army  of  those  that 
publish  it.      Ps.  Lxviii,  5i. 

Declare  ye  among  the  nations  and  publish  and  set  up  a 
standard.     Jer.  i.  2. 

In  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our  banners.  Ps.  xx.  5. 

Officer  of  the  Day,  you  will  order  the  Guard  of  Honor  to 
display  our  flag. 

Officer  of  the  Day. — Officer  of  the  Guard,  let  the  flag  be 
displayed. 

Music — Band.     "  Star  Spangled  Banner." 

Commander. — The  forces  of  the  Nation  are  divided  into 
two  great  arms,  that  of  the  navy  and  that  of  the  army.  Sen- 
ior Vice-Commander,  what  word  of  the  Holy  Scripture  may 
apply  to  the 

NAVY  ? 

Senior  Vice- Commander. — They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in 
ships,  that  do  business  in  great  waters,  these  see  all  the  works 


J 04  THE  DEDICATORY  EXERCISES. 

of  the  Lord  and  His  wonders  in  the  deep.  For  He  command- 
ed! and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves 
thereof.  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  He 
bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses.  He  maketh  the  storm 
a  calm,  so  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still.  Then  are  they  glad 
because  they  be  quiet,  so  He  bringeth  them  unto  their  desired 
haven.  Oh,  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  His  goodness, 
and  for  His  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men.  Ps.  cvii, 
23,  24,  28-82. 

Commander . — Officer  of  the  Day,  let  the  Guard  of  Honor 
set  ud  the  svmbol  of  the  navy,  and  let  a  sailor  be  detailed  to 
guard  it. 

[An  anchor  was  then  set  up  against  the  shaft,  crossed  with  a 
cutlass  and  boarding-pike.  A  comrade,  dressed  as  a  sailor, 
stood  guard  with  drawn  cutlass.] 

Commander. — Junior  Vice-Commander,  what  scripture  may 
apply  to  the 


yunior  Vice- Commander. — To  your  tents,  O  Israel.  So 
all  Israel  went  to  their  tents.— 2  Chron.  x.  16.  The  children 
of  Israel  shall  pitch  their  tents,  every  man  by  his  own  camp, 
and  every  man  by  his  own  standard,  throughout  their  hosts. — 
Num.  i.  52.  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 
that  it  may  be  displayed  because  of  the  truth. — Ps.  lx.  4.  The 
Lord  shall  utter  His  voice  before  His  army ;  for  His  camp  is 
very  great ;  for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  His  word  ;  for  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  great  and  very  terrible  ;  and  who  can  abide 
it? — Joel  ii,  11.  Some  trust  in  chariots  and  some  in  horses; 
but  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God.  Ps. 
xx.  7. 

Commander. — Officer  of  the  Day,  let  the  Guard  of  Honor 


THE  DEDICATORY  EXERCISES.         105 

set  up  the  symbol  of  the  Arm}-,  and  let  a  soldier  be  detailed  to 
guard  it. 

[A  musket  with  fixed  bayonet,  canteen  and  hayersack  hang- 
ing from  it,  knapsack  leaning  against  the  stock,  was  set  up 
against  the  shaft  opposite  to  the  anchor.  A  comrade  in  full 
soldier  uniform,  armed  with  a  musket  with  fixed  bayonet  stood 
guard.] 

Commander. — Officer  of  the  Day,  if  the  work  of  navy  and 
army  be  well  done,  what  proclamation  from  Holy  Scripture 
can  you  make  ? 

Officer  of  the   Day. — A  proclamation  of  peace. 

Lord,  Thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for  us  :  for  Thou  also  hath 
wrought  ail  our  works  in  us. — Isaiah  xxvi,  12.  How  beauti- 
ful upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of  Him  that  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  peace,  that  bringeth  good  tidings, 
that  publisheth  salvation  ;  that  sayeth  unto  Zion,  thy  God 
reigneth.  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  His  holy  arm  in  the  eves 
of  all  the  nations  ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the 
salvation  of  our  God.      Isaiah  lii,  7,  10. 

Commander. — The  Chaplain  will  now  offer  the  prayer  of 
dedication. 

Chaplain. — Almighty  God,  we  thank  Thee  for  Thy  sovereign 
care  and  protection,  in  that  Thou  didst  lead  us  in  the  days  that 
were  shadowed  with  trouble,  and  gavest  us  strength  when  the 
burden  was  heavy  upon  us,  and  gavest  us  courage  and  guid- 
ance so  that  after  the  conflict  we  have  come  to  these  days 
of  peace.  We  thank  Thee  that  the  wrath  of  war  has  been 
stilled,  that  brother  no  longer  strives  against  brother,  that  once 
again  we  have  one  countrv  and  one  flag. 

May  Thv  blessing  be  upon  us  as  a  people,  that  we  may  be 
Thy  people,  true  and  righteous  in  all  ways,  tender  and  patient 


106  THE  DEDICATORY  EXERCISES. 

in  our  charity,  though  resolute  for  the  right;  careful  more 
for  the  down-trodden  than  for  ourselves,  eager  to  forward 
the  interests  of  every  citizen  throughout  the  land,  so  that 
our  country  may  be  indeed  one  country  from  the  rivers  to 
the  seas,  from  the  mountains  to  the  plains. 

We  pray  Thee  to  make  our  memories  steadfast,  that  we  may 
never  forget  the  generous  sacrifices  made  for  our  country. 
May  our  dead  be  enshrined  in  our  hearts.  May  their  graves 
be  the  altars  of  our  grateful  and  reverential  patriotism. 

And  now,  O  God,  bless  Thou  this  memorial ! 

Bless  it,  O  God,  in  honor  of  mothers,  who  bade  their  sons 
do  brave  deeds : 

In  honor  of  wives  who  wept  for  husbands  who  should  never 
come  back  again  : 

In  honor  of  children  whose  heritage  is  their  fallen  lathers' 
heroic  name  : 

In  honor  of  men  and  women  who  ministered  to  the  hurt  and 
dying : 

But  chiefly,  O  God,  in  honor  of  men,  who  counted  not  their 
lives  dear  when  their  country  needed  them,  of  those  alike  who 
sleep  beside  the  dust  of  their  kindred  or  under  the  salt  sea,  or 
in  nameless  graves,  where  only  Thine  angels  stand  sentinels 
till  the  reveille  of  the  resurrection  morning.  Protect  it  and  let 
it  endure,  and  unto  the  latest  generation  may  its  influence  be 
for  the  education  of  the  citizen,  for  the  honor  of  civil  life,  for 
the  advancement  of  the  nation,  for  the  blessing  of  humanity, 
and  for  the  furtherance  of  Thy  holy  kingdom. 

Hear  us,  O  our  God,  we  ask  it  in  the  name  of  Him  who 
made  proof  of  the  dignity  and  who  consecrated  the  power  of 
sacrifice  in  His  blessed  life  and  death,  even  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Captain  of  our  salvation.     Amen. 

Comrades. — Amen. 


THE  ORATION.  107 

Commander. — Attention  !  Comrades  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic. 

In  the  name  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  I  now 
dedicate  this  Monument.  I  dedicate  it  to  the  memory  of  those 
who  in  the  navy  guarded  our  inland  seas  and  ocean  coasts,  and 
fell  in  defence  of  the  flag.  I  dedicate  it  to  the  memory  of  those 
who  in  the  army  fought  for  our  hillsides  and  valleys  and  plains 
and  fell  in  the  defence  of  the  flag.  I  dedicate  it  to  the  memory 
of  those  brave  and  gallant  men  of  our  Army  and  Navy,  who 
from  '61  to '65,  left  their  homes,  their  families,  their  friends  and 
everything  they  held  near  and  dear,  buckled  on  the  armor  of 
war  and  went  forth  to  do  battle  in  defence  of  the  Nation's  hon- 
or that  the  Nation  might  live,  and  fell  in  defence  of  the  flag. 

Comrades,  salute  our  dead  ! 

Commander . — Attention  !     At  ease. 

Commander. — Mr.  Mayor,  our  service  of  dedication  is 
ended.  In  the  name  of  my  comrades  I  thank  you  and  those 
who  are  associated  with  you.  for  your  courtesy  in  giving  us, 
who  are  bound  by  special  ties  to  them,  the  privilege  of  dedi- 
cating this  Monument,  erected  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  the 
heroic  deeds  of  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  Nashua,  (both  liv- 
ing and  dead)  who  fought  upon  land  and  sea  during  the  war 
of  the  Rebellion. 


At  this  point,  the  Mayor  called  the  attention  of  the  audience 
and  introduced  as  the  Orator  of  the  Day,  the  Hon.  Charles 
H.  Burns,  of  Wilton,  who  then  delivered  the  following 

ORATION. 

Mr.  Mayor  and  Fellow    Citizens  : — 

"  Out  of  monuments  *  *  *  *  we  doe  save  and  recov- 
er somewhat  from  the  deluge  of  time." — Lord  Bacon. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  city  of  Nashua  have 


108  THE  ORATION. 

its  people  assembled  to  dedicate  a  Monument  to  the  everlasting 
honor  of  its  dead  and  living  heroes,  whose  brave  work,  on  sea 
and  land,  is  now  a  part  of  the  imperishable  story  of  our  nation- 
al struggles.  Here  it  stands,  on  the  historic  spot  from  which 
they  went  forth  to  battle,  freighted  with  the  hopes  and  the  fears 
and  farewells  of  their  fellow  men,  and  to  which  they  were  wel- 
comed after  peace  had  been  restored,  with  its  back  toward  the 
unequalled  Merrimack,  "  along  whose  smooth  margin  the 
ashes  of  our  forefathers  are  laid,"  with  its  right  to  the  "cloud- 
capped  granite  hills  "  of  New  Hampshire,  and  its  left  almost 
touching  the  borders  of  the  grand  old  commonweath  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  its  face  toward  a  loving  city,  whose  undying 
gratitude  finds  but  feeble  expression  in  this  cold,  silent,  and 
yet  suggestive,  monumental  shaft. 

Its  erection  is  in  accordance  with  a  time-honored  custom 
prevailing  among  our  own  and  other  civilized  nations  ;  a  cus- 
tom dating  so  far  back,  that  the  "  memory  of  man  runneth  not 
to  the  contrary."  From  almost  the  very  dawn  of  creation 
traces  of  monuments  which  were  evidently  the  work  of  man 
have  been  found.  There  seems  to  have  been  an  instinct,  born 
in  the  human  breast,  to  erect  something  that  should  remain. 
The  pyramids  of  Egypt,  the  mausoleums  containing  the  bodies 
of  distinguished  dead,  intended  to  defy  the  assaults  of  time  ;  the 
tablets  and  monuments  erected  with  marvelous  industry  through- 
out the  ages,  revealing  an  infinite  variety  of  designs  and  ob- 
jects ;  ancient  hieroglyphics,  cut  mountain  high,  all  bear  test  to 
the  ever  present  desire  to  perpetuate  in  some  enduring  way,  the 
deeds  and  heroism,  the  accomplishments  and  the  sacrifices,  of 
the  human  race.  Away  up  among  the  Arctic  snows,  amidst 
eternal  ice,  Elisha  Kent  Kane,  at  great  labor,  built  a  pyramid 
of  heavy  stones,  perched  upon  a  mighty  cliff,  looking  out  upon 
"the  icy  desert, "on  which  he  placed  the  words  "  Advance  1853 


THE  ORATION.  109 

-54,"  and  surmounted  it  with  the  Christian  symbol  of  the  cross. 
He  did  it  to  remind  those  who  might  come  after  him  that  he  had 
gone  before.  He  did  it  to  symbolize  the  hope  and  faith,  that 
there  would  yet  be  established,  in  the  midst  of  the  ignorance 
and  the  stupidity  and  gloom  of  the  frozen  north,  the  power, 
the  beauty,  the  sunshine,  and  the  consolation  of  the  Christian 
religion. 

All  over  our  land,  a  grateful  people,  following  this  touching 
instinct  and  custom,  have  constructed  testimonials  of  their  sol- 
emn appreciation  of  the  inestimable  work  of  the  patriots,  who 
saved  this  nation  from  the  impending  ruin  of  a  rebellion, 
which  was  never  before  equalled  in  the  life  ot  nations,  and  to 
suppress  which,  more  lives  were  lost  than  have  been  sacrificed 
in  all  the  wars  of  all  the  nations  of  the  old  world  since  Water- 
loo, a  period  of  seventy-five  years.  Almost  every  village  and 
hamlet  in  the  North,  can  point  to  its  memorial,  thus  perpetuat- 
ing, so  far  as  possible,  as  sublime  and  patriotic  incidents  and 
events  as  ever  graced  the  history  of  any  nation  known  to  man.^ 
The  now  historic  battlefield  at  Gettysburg,  where  was  fought 
one  of  the  bloodiest  and  most  stupendous  battles  of  the  world, 
and  which  was  once  covered  writh  the  slain  of  two  mighty  ar- 
mies, is  now  dotted  all  over  with  monuments  erected  by  the 
survivors  and  friends  of  those  who  died  that  the  nation  might 
live. 

Not  only  have  we  placed  testimoninls  to  the  valor  of  our  glo- 
rious sons,  exhibited  on  almost  numberless  battlefields,  and  in 
great  naval  wars,  for  the  suppression  of  the  Rebellion,  but  the 
people  of  our  country,  have  from  the  closing  moment  of  the 
great  revolution,  made  manly  efforts  to  erect,  and  have  erected, 
noble  structures,  commemorating  in  many  instances,  in  a  strik- 
ing manner,  the  great  heroism  and  unselfish  patriotism  of  our 
forefathers,  in   their  mighty  struggle   to    release  the  American 


110  THE  ORATION. 

people  from  the  avarice  and  the  tyranny  of  the  people  of  Great 
Britain.  Among  the  greatest  of  them  all  is  that  matchless 
granite  shaft  at  Bunker  Hill.  Tt  may  not  be  as  poetic  a  pile  as 
some  in  Europe  ;  it  may  not  be  as  majestic  as  our  great  nation- 
al monument  at  Washington  ;  it  may  not  be  as  historic  as  the 
statue  of  Liberty  which  has  just  been  dedicated  at  "Plymouth 
the  land  of  the  Pilgrims,"  which  commemorates  events  which 
adorn,  with  the  bewitchery  of  romance,  and  the  sternness  of 
cold  reality,  the  struggles,  the  sufferings,  the  sacrifices,  and 
the  achievements  of  that  God-like  band  of  noble  souls  who 
were  the  pioneers  of  the  nation  ;  but,  reminding  us.  as  this 
sublime  monument  does,  of  the  opening  scenes  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  of  an  era  in  the  history  of  our  country  when  almost 
every  man  was  a  soldier ;  of  the  hour  when  the  minute  men  of 
New  England,  left  the  plough  in  the  furrow,  seized  the  musket, 
and  without  further  preparation,  began  the  struggle  for  liberty 
in  their  own  dooryards  ;  and  of  the  fact,  that  the  brave  sons  of 
our  own  New  Hampshire,  were  first  on  the  consecrated  spot  to 
initiate  a  battle,  which  might  determine  whether  or  not,  there 
should  be  a  nation  of  freemen  established  on  this  continent, 
the  shaft  at  Bunker  Hill  fills  us  with  emotions,  not  inspired 
by  any  other  monument  on  the  face  of  the  globe  ;  and,  added  to 
all  this,  there  is  another  fact  which  makes  it  peculiarly  dear  to 
every  native  of  New  Hampshire.  At  the  laying  of  its  cor- 
ner-stone in  1825,  by  Lafayette,  then  the  nation's  guest,  and 
when  it  was  finally  completed  and  dedicated  years  afterwards, 
New  Hampshire's  greatest  son,  Daniel  Webster,  spoke  words 
of  living  and  patriotic  truth,  which  will  abide  when  the  granite 
of  which  it  is  made,  shall  have  been  dissolved  into  dust  and 
have  been  lost  in  the  sea  that  rolls  at  its  base. 

Nothing  is  so  interesting  to  man  as  man.     The  chief  charm 
of  history  is  the  light  it  throws  upon  the  people  of  other  days. 


THE  ORATION.  Ill 

A  chair  in  which  a  Washington  sat,  a  table  on  which  a 
Shakespeare  wrote,  a  garment  worn  by  some  departed  hero,  a 
temple  or  monument  commemorative  of  noble  deeds,  are  ob- 
jects of  intense  interest ;  the  objects  themselves  are  trifling,  but 
the  associations  which  cluster  around  them,  the  events  they 
have  witnessed  01  suggest,  are  important,  and  thrill  with  emo- 
tion the  beholder  who  delights  to  go  back  in  memory  and  learn 
something  of  the  experiences  and  the  deeds  of  those  who  have 
lived  in  another  generation.  There  is  an  invisible  chain  con- 
necting the  man  dead  with  the  man  living.  There  is  a  bond 
of  sympathy  between  the  life  that  has  been  and  that  which  now 
is.  Life  would  be  comparatively  worthless  if  it  left  no  abiding 
influence  behind,  and  whatever  exemplifies  or  discloses  this 
influence  is  precious.  Out  in  Oregon,  there  are  trees  as  huge 
and  apparently  as  old  as  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  but  they  do 
not  attract  equal  attention  with  the  grand  old  cedars,  because 
they  have  no  known  history  connected  with  the  human  race. 
Jerusalem,  with  its  narrow  streets  and  dingy  buildings;  a  city 
without  commerce,  business,  or  beauty,  would  be  wholly  unat- 
tractive, were  it  not  for  the  religious  associations  surrounding 
it.  It  was  the  city  of  David,  and  the  Holy  Sepulchre  is  there, 
and  thousands  traverse  the  globe,  that  they  may  sit  and  reflect 
within  the  shadows  of  its  grim,  historic  walls.  Damascus,  the 
oldest  city  in  the  world,  which  was  powerful  in  the  days  of 
Abraham,  now  has  no  attractions  except  in  its  fallen  greatness 
and  the  strength  it  once  possessed.  Men  spend  their  lives  in 
exploring  the  earth  for  the  ruins  of  cities,  long  since  sunk  from 
the  light  of  day.  that  they  may  find  in  their  buried  bosoms 
something  to  teach  them  of  the  race  that  was  overwhelmed 
with  them.  At  Plymouth  there  is  a  rough  rock,  not  unlike 
millions  of  others  in  New  England,  surrounded  and  guarded 
almost  as   if  it  was  solid  srold.      It  is  the  stone  on  which  the 


112  THE  ORATION. 

feet  of  the  Pilgrims  first  rested,  as  they  landed  on  the  forest 
covei-ed  shores  of  a  new  world,  and  from  this  spot,  has  gone 
forth,  a  marvelous  influence  greatly  promoting  the  welfare  of 
man,  and  which  is  destined  to  be  far  reaching  and  eternal. 

This  polished  shaft,  superbly  mounted  by  a  haughty  but 
graceful  female  figure — a  chaste  and  thoughtful  tribute  to  the 
self-sacrificing  devotion  of  woman  in  the  great  struggle — 
grasping  an  emblem  of  victory,  although  beautiful  in  design 
and  faultless  in  execution,  would  be  of  little  value  were  it  not 
that  it  commemorates  immortal  deeds. 

It  requires  heroic  acts  and  a  just  cause,  to  make  events  that 
are  fit  for  eternity.  A  brave  deed  in  a  righteous  struggle,  is  as 
immortal  as  the  soul  of  him  who  performs  it.  When  Martin 
Luther,  the  great  exponent  of  Christianity,  three  centuries 
ago,  standing  in  the  midst  of  the  enslaved  nations  of  Christen- 
dom, resisted  the  powers  of  the  Papacy  assembled  in  the  Vati- 
can, and  defied  the  thunderbolts  hurled  at  him  from  "that  great 
city  drunk  with  the  blood  of  saints  and  martyrs,"  he  communi- 
cated to  the  world  a  mighty  impulse,  and  became  the  conspic- 
uous leader  in  the  greatest  revolution  ever  effected  in  human 
affairs,  and  the  work  he  did  will  live  to  the  remotest  hour  of 
coming  time.  The  brave  and  heroic  deeds  of  old  John  Brown, 
done  in  the  name  of  God  and  humanity,  are  marching  on  with 
his  soul,  and  will  still  march  on  through  the  eternal  ages. 
When  Abraham  Lincoln  sent  forth  the  edict  "  Let  the  bond- 
man go  free,"  a  proclamation  made  possible  and  effective  b}r 
the  sublime  heroism  of  the  soldiers  of  the  North,  he  not  only 
thrilled  the  hearts  of  fettered  millions,  but  he  did  a  deed  which 
will  live,  long  after  even  the  pyramids  of  Egypt  shall  have  been 
sunk  to  the  level  of  the  Nile.  A  nobler  cause  than  the  defense 
of  this  mighty  nation,  when  treason  sought  its  overthrow,  nev- 
er aroused  the  patriotism,  nor  stirred  to  action,  the  heroism  of 


THE   ORATION.  113 

humanity.  Never  in  the  conflict  of  human  wills  was  there  a 
mightier  struggle,  nor  one  freighted  with  vaster  destinies,  and 
never  was  a  great  demand  more  promptly  and  completely 
honored.  It  was  the  supreme  moment  in  our  national  life.  It 
was  the  hour  when  the  patriotism  of  the  American  people  was 
put  to  the  vital  test. 

How  did  the  sons  of  Nashua  respond  to  this  heroic  and  heav- 
en born  test?  If  this  hour  could  be  extended  to  a  day,  it 
would  not  be  sufficient  time,  to  give  in  detail  the  patriotic  deeds 
of  more  than  thirteen  hundred  of  her  noble  soldiers  who  val- 
iantly served  the  nation  in  its  terrible  ordeal  of  war.  Among 
the  many  we  recall  the  never  to  be  forgotten  William  P.  Ains- 
worth,  voung.  energetic,  brilliant,  full  of  life  and  enthusiasm  ; 
he  was  among  the  first  to  go  to  the  front.  We  remember  his 
lithe  figure,  mounted  on  a  superb  horse,  riding  up  and  down 
these  streets,  recognized  and  loved  by  all.  He  fell  at  the  head 
of  his  company,  while  charging  the  enemy,  pierced  with  many 
bullets,  one  of  the  earliest  and  choicest  offerings  upon  the 
altar  of  his  country.  John  Q;  A.  Warren,  (everybody's 
"  Quin  ")  was  shot  through  the  heart  at  Georgia  Landing, 
October  27.  1862,  while  shouting,  "  Come  on  boys,  we'll  lick 
'em."  displaying  a  bravery,  as  sublime  as  that  of  his  great  name- 
sake at  Bunker  Hill.  Edgerly,  while  in  the  Wilderness,  and 
literally  surrounded  by  rebels,  swinging  defiantly  his  sword, 
fell,  pierced  with  a  bayonet.  Thompson  and  Hosley,  Russell, 
Rogers,  Button.  Bennett.  Davis,  Towle.  Tucker.  Nottage, 
Danforth.  Andrews.  Sullivan,  and  scores  of  others  who  exhib- 
ited equal  heroism,  falling  in  the  supreme  hour,  thus  securing 
a  fame  that  shall  be  deathless. 

Among  the  noble  dead,  whose  brave  work  now  adorns  its 
history,  we  also  recall  Timothy  B.  Crowley  of  the  volunteer 
service.  Lieutenant  Thornton  of  the  navy,  and  General  John  G. 


114  THE  ORATION. 

Foster  of  the  regular  army.  General  Foster  was  one  of  the 
bravest  and  most  distinguished  officers  of  the  Union  forces  in 
the  great  Civil  War ;  educated  at  West  Point,  and  having  done 
splendid  work  in  the  Mexican  War,  he  brought  to  the  discharge 
of  his  great  duties  a  perfect  equipment,  and  his  record  is  as 
bright  and  enduring  as  the  stars.  George  Bowers,  a  born  sol- 
dier, and  a  descendant  of  brave  John  Lovewell,  was  a  gentle- 
man and  a  patriot.  The  heroic  deeds  of  his  early  career  in  the 
Mexican  War,  were  fully  equalled  by  his  patriotic  work  in  the 
Rebellion,  and  they  stamp  him  as  one  of  the  most  gallant  and 
generous  of  Nashua's  noble  sons. 

Aaron  Fletcher  Stevens,  a  leader  in  a  great  profession,  in 
the  full  vigor  of  a  splendid  manhood,  went  to  the  front,  did 
efficient  work,  received  severe  wounds  from  which  he  never  re- 
covered, and  when  peace  once  more  triumphed,  came  home,  and 
for  years  pursued  again  with  marked  success  his  life  work,  but  at 
last,  full  of  honors,  passed  on  to  his  exceeding  great  reward  ;  and 
when  life's  fitful  fever  was  almost  over,  when  delirium  had  tak- 
en captive  the  brain,  the  heart,  true  to  its  native  loyalty,  as  the 
sunflower  turns  toward  the  sun,  again  yearned  for  the  old  flag  ; 
and  as  Napoleon,  at  St.  Helena,  in  wild  imagination,  in  his 
last  hours,  was  once  again  at  the  head  of  the  French  army, 
so  General  Stevens,  in  his  dying  moments,  was  again  at  the  head 
of  his  clear  old  regiment,  and  in  the  midst  of  a  raging  battle  ; 
and  he  triumphantly  cried,  "Steady,  steady,  we  shall  yet  win 
the  battle,"  and  thus  died,  as  true  and  noble  a  patriot,  as  ever 
drew  breath. 

Peace  to  the  ashes,  rest  to  the  souls,  and  endless  tributes  to 
the  memories  of  these  laurel  crowned  patriots  and  their  noble 
comrades.  The  work  they  performed  in  the  great  conflict  de- 
serves, and  will  receive,  the  everlasting  homage  of  the  city  they 


THE  ORATION.  115 

so  nobly  honored,  and  the  country  they  so  gallantly  and  trium- 
phantly served. 

When  the  children  of  Israel  had  passed  over  Jordan,  Joshua 
in  obedience  to  the  command  of  the  Lord,  set  up  twelve  stones 
in   the  midst  of  Jordan,   in  the  place  where  the  feet  of  the 
priests  which  bore  the  ark  of  the  covenant  stood  firm ;  and 
when  they  had  been  so  placed,  he  said  to  the  assembled  multi- 
tude, "When  your  children  shall  ask  their  fathers  in  time  to 
come,   saying,  'What  mean  these   stones?'  then  ye  shall  let 
your  children  know,  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land, 
*     *     *     and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a  memorial  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  forever.     That  all   the  people  of  the  earth 
might  know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is  mighty."     And  so, 
when  our  children  "shall   ask  their  fathers   in  time  to  come, 
saying,  'what  mean  these  stones?"'  we  shall  say  to  them,  that 
when  red  rebellion  raised  its  ghastly  hands,  seizing  this  nation 
in  its  strangling  grasp,  and  sought  to  destroy  our  government, 
perpetuate  human  slavery  and  drive  freedom  from  this  fair  land, 
the  feet  of  our  noble  sons,  who  bore  aloft  their  country's  flag, 
stood  firm  ;  and  that  all  the  world   may  know  and  forever  re- 
member their  matchless  fidelity.     We   shall   say  to   them  that 
these  stones  are  for  a  memorial,  intended  "to  save  and  recover 
from  the  deluge  of  time"  the  perpetual   memory  of  deeds  of 
such  sublime  patriotism,  and  of  acts  of  such  exalted  worth,  as 
to  deserve  eternal  recognition  by  coming  generations  ;  that  this 
shaft,  whose  very  foundations  were  laid  in  sincere  and  humble 
gratitude  for   these    sacrifices,   is  erected  to  constantly  remind 
our  countrymen,  it  may  be  through  countless  years,  of  a  great 
civil  war,  in  which  were  fought  twenty-two  hundred  battles 
and  skirmishes  in  four  short  years,  and  in  which  the  havoc  in 
affection,  family  ties,  and  all    that    makes    life    precious  and 
worth  living,  is  without  a  parallel  in  the  history  of  the  human 


116  THE  ORATION. 

race  ;  and  where  the  cost  in  cash  and  destruction  of  property 
no  one  could  count  in  a  life-time  ;  and  that  in  this  might}*  con- 
flict, Nashua's  gallant  sons  bravely  fought,  honoring  by  their 
splendid  heroism,  their  homes,  their  city,  their  country,  and 
their  God. 

This  now  conscrated  shaft  stands,  not  only  as  a  grateful  and 
expressive  recognition  of  these  unparalleled  services,  but  it 
stands  for  more  than  this.  It  stands  for  the  triumph  of  patri- 
otism over  treason,  liberty  over  license,  freedom  over  slavery, 
manhood  over  servitude,  the  school  over  the  street,  the  home 
over  the  hovel,  citizenship  over  the  slave  mart  and  the  auction 
block,  law  over  lawlessness,  government  over  force  and  fraud 
and  fetters.  It  stands  an  unwavering  and  eloquent  witness,  of 
the  undying  devotion  of  the  fathers  and  mothers,  the  brave  sons 
and  the  fair  daughters  of  this  great  nation,  on  sea  and  on  land, 
in  peace  and  in  war,  to  those  sublime  and  eternal  principles, 
which  exalt  the  people  and  republics,  and  break  down  tyrants 
and  empires.  It  stands,  an  impressive  testimonial,  to  the  tri- 
umph of  that  immortal  prediction,  made  by  the  sainted  Lin- 
coln on  the  battle-stained  field  at  Gettysburg,  eighty-seven 
years  after  the  birth  of  the  nation,  '-That  this  nation,  under 
God,  shall  have  a  new  birth  of  freedom,  and  that  the  govern- 
ment of  the  people,  by  the  people,  for  the  people,  shall  not 
perish  from  the  earth." 

The  American  people  have  always  been  most  fortunate  in 
the  character  of  the  men  who  have  fought  their  battles.  It  has 
been  truly  and  quaintly  said  of  the  brave  men  who  fought  the 
early  battles  of  New  England,  '-they  were  not  vagabonds  and 
beggers  and  outcasts,  of  which  armies  are  sometimes  consider- 
ably made  up,  to  run  the  hazard  of  war  to  avoid  the  dangers  of 
starving ;  but  they  were  the  fathers  and  sons  of  the  best  of  our 
families."    This  was  conspicuously  true  of  our  Civil  War.    The 

i- 


THE  ORATION.  117 

best  and  noblest  of  the  land  engaged  in  the  mighty  conflict. 
The)'  came  from  the  farm,  the  shop,  the  store,  the  forge,  the 
office,  the  counting  room  and  school  room,  and  from  every 
profession  and  avocation.  They  were  not  idlers  and  loafers, 
but  prosperous,  energetic  men,  who  had  a  vital  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  nation  ;  and  they  formed  the  most  intelligent  and 
invincible  army  that  ever  went  forth  in  the  defence  of  a  conn- 
try. 

Montesquieu,  a  celebrated  author,  says  :  "In  the  birth  of  so- 
cieties it  is  the  chiefs  of  the  Republic  who  form  the  institu- 
tion, and  in  the  sequel  it  is  the  institution  which  forms  the 
chiefs  of  the  Republic."  In  the  formation  of  this  Republic,  it 
was  the  chiefs  of  our  land  who  made  its  institutions,  and  now 
these  institutions  are  making  our  chiefs.  The  United  States 
were  supremely  blessed  in  the  character  of  the  people  who 
first  established  their  government.  They  were  not  only  bold, 
energetic  and  conscientious,  but  they  were  broadly  intelligent, 
They  knew  something  of  the  experiences,  the  achievements 
and  the  failures  of  other  nations,  and  they  had  the  wisdom  to 
be  guided  by  their  knowledge,  and  they  established  a  govern- 
ment, which  was  not  a  conspiracy,  but  a  noble  compact,  in- 
tended to  secure  universal  benefit  and  freedom.  The  govern- 
ment in  its  turn  has  formed  the  national  character  of  the  peo- 
ple. Its  citizens  are  unsurpassed  in  intelligence  and  earnest  in 
their  devotion,  because  they  are  the  product  of  noble  institu- 
tions ;  they  recognize  the  immense  debt  they  owe  their  coun- 
try ;  they  will  peril  their  lives  for  it,  because  it  deserves  their 
affection  and  their  heroism.  The  protection  of  a  just  govern- 
ment is  the  anchor  of  the  human  race.  It  is  the  infallible  rem- 
edy, that  destroys  confusionand  chaos,  and  establishes  regularity 
and  law.  It  protects  home,  property,  and  life  ;  without  it  all  the 
ambitions  and  aspirations  and  struggles  of  mankind,  every  hu- 


118  THE  ORATION. 

man  benefit,  every  virtue,  every  hope  or  expectation,  every  ex- 
perience of  love,  every  comfort  or  consolation,  every  grace  or 
talent ;  all  would  be  at  the  mercy  of  the  mob. 

There  is  no  nation  on  earth  which  offers  to  its  people  such  aids 
and  inducements,  such  encouragement  and  protection  as  our 
own.  When  Burns,  Scotland's  great  poet,  sang  the  immortal 
song,  "  A  man's  a  man  for  a' that,"  he  voiced  the  principle 
upon  which  our  government  was  intended  to  be  established,  and 
the  great  charm  and  value  of  the  age  and  country  in  which  we 
live  is,  that  we  can  be  just  what  we  will,  and  that  here  every 
person,  black  or  white,  man  or  woman,  has  an  equal  chance 
in  the  race  of  life.  Ours  is  not  a  government  where  a  few  hun- 
dred people  hold  the  titles  to  all  the  landed  estate  of  the  nation. 
Here  every  person  can  own  a  home  and  an  estate.  This  power 
to  hold  and  own  landed  property,  is  a  priceless  right,  and  exerts 
a  marvelous  influence  over  the  people  of  the  United  States. 
The  stimulous  of  proprietorship  is  the  most  powerful  that  can 
be  applied  to  labor.  Stuart  Mill  says,  "If  there  is  a  first 
principle  in  intellectual  education  it  is  this  :  that  the  discipline, 
which  does  good  to  the  mind,  is  that  in  which  it  is  active,  not 
passive.  The  secret  of  developing  the  faculties  is  to  give 
them  much  to  do  and  much  inducement  to  do  it."  Few  things 
surpass  in  this  respect,  the  occupation  and  ownership  of  prop- 
erty. A  Swiss  statistical  writer  speaks  of  the  almost  superhu- 
man industry  of  peasant  proprietors.  Arthur  Young  says, 
"It  is  the  magic  of  property  that  turns  sand  into  gold."  Mich- 
elet  says,  "  It  acts  like  a  ruling  passion  in  France."  In  Ire- 
land, where  the  laborer  does  not  own  the  soil  he  tills,  there  is 
a  universal  want  of  thrift,  almost  universal  poverty  and  dis- 
tress. Give  a  man  the  fee  simple  of  the  soil  on  which  he 
works,  and  it  blushes  with  untold  charms,  yields  untold  crops, 
and  crowns  him  a  nobleman. 


CLOSING   CEREMONIES.  119 

A  government  which  abounds  in  institutions  so  beneficent, 
in  laws  so  just,  in  opportunities  so  magnificent ;  which  protects 
the  humblest  as  the  most  exalted  ;  which  disseminates  intelli- 
gence and  inculcates  virtue  among  all  its  people  ;  such  a  gov- 
ernment cannot  fail.  A  people,  reared  in  such  institutions, 
animated  with  the  spirit  of  universal  liberty,  inspired  with  a 
sacred  love  of  home  and  country,  engaging  in  causes  that  are 
great  and  just,  such  a  people  cannot  fail. 

"  They  never  fail  who  die 
In  a  great  cause ;  the  block  may  soak  their  gore ; 
Their  heads  may  sodden  in  the  sun ;  their  limbs 
Be  strung  to  city  gates  or  castle  walls ; 
But  still  their  spirit  walks  abroad.     Though  years 
Elapse,  and  others  share  as  dark  a  doom, 
They  but  augment  the  deep  and  sweeping  thoughts 
Which  overspread  all  others,  and  conduct 
The  world  at  last  to  freedom." 


At  the  close  of  the  oration  by  Mr.  Burns,  the  military  bands 
played  some  of  the  National  airs. 

His  Honor,  the  Mayor  then  addressed  the  Commander  of 
the  Grand  Army,  saying. 

Mr.  Commander ',  our  exercises  are  ended. 

The  ceremonies  of  the  day  were  closed  as  follows : — 

Commander . — Attention  !  comrades  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic.  As  we  close  these  services,  the  Guard  of 
Honor  is  withdrawn,  the  symbols  of  the  army  and  navy  are 
removed,  and  the  flag  is  lowered  ;  but  the  memorial  we  have 
dedicated  remains,  guarded  by  the  sacred  memory  of  our  dead. 
So  long  as  it  shall  endure,  it  shall  speak  to  us  and  to  all  future 
generations,  of  the  patriotic  fidelity  and  heroism   displayed  by 


120  CLOSING  CEREMONIES. 

our  army  and  navy  during  the  dark  days  of  our  country's  his- 
tory, and  of  that  significant  national  authority,  of  which  our 
flag  is  the  symbol,  to  every  brave,  true  and  loyal  American 
heart. 

Officer  of  the  Day,  remove  the  symbols.  Lower  the  flag. 
Dismiss  the  guard. 

Chaplain,  pronounce  the  benediction. 

Chaplain. — The  grace  o£  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  the  love  of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  be  with  us  all.     Amen. 

Comrades. — Amen . 

At  the  close  of  the  ceremonies,  which  were  ended  as  above, 
the  Mayor  briefly  addressed  the  audience,  and  in  the  name  of 
the  Citv  of  Nashua,  extended  thanks  to  all  who  had  honored 
the  occasion  with  their  presence,  for  their  participation  in  the 
exercises  of  the  day.  The  Mayor  then  declared  the  ceremonies 
ended,  and  ordered  the  Chief  Marshal  to  dismiss  the  parade. 


FINAL  PROCEEDINGS. 


FINAL  PROCEEDINGS. 


At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  City  Government,  held  Decem- 
ber 10,  1889,  the  following  resolution  was  offered  by  His 
Honor,  the  Mayor,  and  passed  unanimously  : — 

The  City  of  Nashua,  in  token  of  her  appreciation  of  the  entire  success 
that,  in  every  stage,  attended  the  building  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors' 
Monument. — erected  the  present  year  on  Abbot  Square,  and  dedicated 
on  the  15th  day  of  October  last — and  recognizing  the  heartv  and  un- 
qualified approval  which  the  object  has  received  from  her  citizens ;  and 
observing  with  satisfaction  that  the  public  has  set  its  seal  of  approval, 
not  only  on  the  structure  itself,  but  also  on  the  ceremonies  attending 
the  laying  of  the  Corner-Stone  and  the  Dedication,  deems  it  proper  to 
place  on  record  an  expression  of  her  grateful  acknowledgement  to  those 
who  aided  in  the  successful  consummation  of  the  undertaking: 
therefore, 

Resolved,  That,  in  addition  to  the  thanks  heretofore  tendered  to 
Col.  Frank  G.  Noyes  and  Hon.  Charles  H.  Burns,  the  orators,  respec- 
tively, on  the  occasions  of  laying  the  Corner-Stone,  and  the  Dedica- 
tion,— the  thanks  of  the  City  of  Nashua,  be  hereby  extended  to — 

The  members  of  the  Building  Committee ; 

The  members  of  the  various  committees,  that  arranged  the  plans  and 
executed  the  details  attending  the  Dedication  ; 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  State  of  New 
Hampshire,  George  W.  Currier.  Grand  Master: 

The  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Col.  J.  F.  Grimes,  Department 
Commander: 


124  FINAL  PROCEEDINGS. 

Mr.  M.  A.  Taylor,  Chief  Marshal  and  his  aids  on  the  occasion  of 
laying  the  Corner-Stone ; 

Col.  E.  J.  Copp,  Chief  Marshal,  and  his  aids  on  the  occasion  of  the 
Dedication ; 

The  guests  and  visitors,  and  to 

All  organizations  and  bodies,  military  and  civic,  which  honored  by 
their  presence,  the  occasions  of  laying  the  Corner-Stone  and  Dedica- 
tion of  the  Monument. 

In  Board  of  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  December  10,  1889. 
Passed. 

Charles  H.  Burke,  Mayor. 
In  Board  of  Common  Council,  December  27,  1889. 
Passed  in  concurrence. 

Henry  P.  Whitney,  President. 


Note. — The  compiler  of  this  volume — who  has  done  his  work  at  the 
request  and  under  the  supervision  of  the  Building  Committee, — desires 
to  give  credit  to  the  Nashua  Daily  Gazette,  and  Nashua  Daily  Tele- 
graph for  the  extracts  he  has  made  from  those  newspapers;  to  the 
Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  New  Hampshire ;  to  the  Commander  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  for  the  Department  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  to  the  Chief  Marshals  on  the  days  of  the  laying  of  the 
Corner-Stone,  and  Dedication  of  the  Monument,  for  valuable  infor- 
mation. 

F.    G.    N. 

Nashua,  Dec    1S39. 


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